What’s in a pin? Trump dons golden F-22 during Erdogan meeting
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be "successful" in buying jets he wanted.
At Turkish defense show, Erdogan praises indigenous defense capacity
The Turkish president, for example, stressed that Turkish companies "supplied 65 of every 100 UAVs sold globally."
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35
Bradley Bowman and Sinan Ciddi in this op-ed say that regardless if Turkey ever gives up its S-400, the risk is too great for the US to send it any F-35s.
From rebuilding the armed forces to selling drones, how Turkey can enhance Syria’s defense
"It is highly probable that the new Syrian administration will look to import Turkish defense equipment and technology, potentially even aspiring to adopt the Turkish model for building an indigenous defense industry," one expert told Breaking Defense.
Sweden to finally enter NATO: Europe’s 2024 preview
Once entry has been approved, Stockholm is widely expected to make a substantial military contribution to NATO, especially across air and sea domains.
Sweden ‘beefing up’ military presence in Arctic to counter Russian threat
“We’re cognizant of the fact Russia is retaking a lot of positions that they used to have in the Arctic,” said Pål Jonson, Sweden's defense minister. “There is a degree of militarization…and we have to respond to that.”
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3D vision is redefining how drones navigate without GPS
As “dirty” RF and contested environments proliferate, autonomy increasingly depends on resilient positioning.
After Azerbaijan, will Pakistan also join Turkey’s 5th generation fighter program?
Collaborating with other countries will accelerate the development process and with reduce the risks on Turkey, experts told Breaking Defense.
Turkey clears way for Swedish NATO membership, in abrupt about face
While far from the official last step for Sweden’s NATO membership, the transmission of Sweden’s Accession Protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly all but removes any doubt that the northern European nation will become the alliance’s 32nd member.
Despite new talks, Sweden and Turkey stalemate delays NATO membership
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, said after a meeting today that “unsolved issues” remain, all but ending the prospect of NATO expanding to 32 members at the alliance’s Heads of State Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week.
UK denies it’s in talks with Turkey over submarine construction, despite Erdogan comments
A spokesperson for the Royal Navy told Breaking Defense in a Wednesday statement that “no one knows anything of these [Turkish] discussions,” including teams from the UK’s Submarine Delivery Agency, Defence Nuclear Organisation and shipbuilder BAE Systems.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Turkey’s Erdogan runs an election campaign based on fighter jets, drones, war ships and tanks
“Turkey’s homegrown defense industry is certainly a key part of the overall package President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan is offering to voters — the idea of a rising Turkey that will play hardball in an age of great power competition,” Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, a visiting fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, told Breaking Defense.
Finland seems poised to join NATO – without Sweden, for now
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson made public comments today effectively blessing Finland getting into NATO without Sweden by its side, saying “it’s not out of the question that Sweden and Finland will be ratified in different stages."
Turkey’s Fighter Flirtation With Russia: Is it Serious?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already requested a series of F-16 upgrades from the US, but may be using Russia for political leverage.
Turkey Tests Russian S-400 As Tensions With Greece, NATO Spike
Earlier this month, two senators -- a Republican and Democrat -- wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling on the administration to sanction Turkey after the S-400's radar was turned on.