FCAS & TF-X: The Future Or Sci-Fi Fantasy?
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When we saw the LEGO Star Wars starfighter at this year’s Paris Air Show, we knew we had to have some fun. Enjoy!
Eye On Iran, Israelis Conduct Huge Two-Week Exercise On Cyprus
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TEL AVIV: As the Middle Eastern kettle boils hotter, Israel is striving to improve the readiness and efficiency of its forces with regional exercises aimed, in part, at building de facto regional alliances. Syrian news agencies are reporting another air attack on the Russian-aligned country on June 12. According to Syrian news agencies, the… Keep reading →
US-Turkey Relations At Precipice; Turks Start S-400 Training
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The Pentagon appears to be ready to take further action in the long-running saga over Turkey and the F-35.
Dunford: Leaders Mull First NATO Strategy In Decades
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Katie Wheelbarger, the acting assistant Defense secretary for international security affairs, said Thursday that “Russia’s great power status still remains largely aspirational.”
Ellen Lord: Lot 12 Contract For F-35s Soon
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The Pentagon says a new F-35 deal is coming this summer, and promises more costs savings even as the program struggles to get needed spare parts.
F-35 Production Hurt If Turkey Kicked Out Of Program: Vice Adm. Winter
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“We would see within 45 to 90 days an impact of the slowing down or stopping of those parts to the three production lines,” Vice Adm. Mat Winter told Congress.
Pence Slams Germany, Turkey At NATO Party
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In a day of optimism at NATO’s 70th birthday bash, tensions over spending, and weapons deals with Russia, make for awkward moments
Washington Struggles With Next Move After Halt To F-35 Part Shipments To Turkey
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Senators, generals, and the acting Defense Secretary all tried to present a united front on Tuesday, but questions remain.
US Halts F-35 Parts Shipments To Turkey
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WASHINGTON: The US economic vice is beginning to tighten on Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, who has made it a mark of his presidency to test just how far he can stretch the bonds that knit his country to NATO and the United States. The Pentagon announced today, as my Reuters’ colleague Mike Stone… Keep reading →
S-400 or F-35? Turkey’s Erdogan Must Choose
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Turkey’s increasingly autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is an erstwhile NATO ally. Turkey flies F-16s and is a partner in the F-35 program. But Erdogan has committed his country to buying Russia’s reportedly excellent surface to air missile system, the S-400. This op-ed by Bradley Bowman, former aide to Sen. Todd Young of the Senate… Keep reading →