Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft have deployed to Turkey
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EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Marine Corps Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 have deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support electronic attack requirements inOperation Inherent Resolve, the effort to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The deployment is planned to last through September, U.S. European Command officials said. The Prowler provides an […]
First CH-47F Chinook of Turkish Army made its maiden flight
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Boeing’s CH-47F produced for Turkish Land Forces made its maiden flight yesterday. Turkey’s procurement and military officials said they expect the first deliveries of the CH-47F heavy transport helicopters soon. One procurement official said the platform made its maiden flight recently at Boeing’s Philadelphia facilities. “After further test flights we’ll start receiving the first CH-47Fs, which […]
Turkey deploys 80 tanks to Yuksekova on Iran border
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Yuksekova district of Hakkari intensive military activity took place today in the evening. A large number of tanks in the district passed the Divisional Commander. Yüksekova, is a Kurdish populated city and formerly known as Gever, is a district of Hakkari Province of Turkey, situated on the border with Iran. Its location on the trade […]
Azerbaijan deploys MiG-29s fighter jets and Su-25 attack aircraft to Turkey
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Joint military exercises “TurAz Şahini-2016” of the Air Forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey that started on March 7 continue in the Turkish city of Konya. Azerbaijan has joined the exercises with three MiG-29 fighter jets, three Su-25 attack aircraft and military personnel, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told on March 9. The exercises are aimed at […]
Turkey refused to allow NATO warships
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NATO vessels deployed in the Aegean Sea to help stop the flow of migrants into Europe have not yet started operating in Turkish waters and are waiting for the go-ahead from alliance member Ankara, diplomats told AFP Tuesday. Despite requests by the NATO operation’s German command, “the Turks refused” this weekend to allow the vessels […]
Saudi F-15s to land at Turkey’s Incirlik airbase on Friday
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Four Saudi F-15 Eagle jet fighters that Riyadh said it was sending to Turkey will arrive Friday at Incirlik, the Turkish air base near the border with Syria that is becoming the main staging post for the international air war against the Islamic State (ISIS). CNN Turk reported that two Saudi C-130 military transports arrived […]
Ukrainian Chief of General Staff visits Turkey
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General of the Army of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of General Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces, visited Turkey on February 15-17. Ukrainian and Turkish counterparts discussed the issues of stability, peace and security in the Black sea region, other projects and initiatives, achieved agreements on the increase of training program for Ukrainian servicemen. The Ukrainian delegation visited the Centre of Operations Command of the Armed Forces […]
FNSS Awarded New Contract To Deliver Pars Wheeled Armoured Vehicles
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Turkey’s leading land based defence systems company FNSS, has achieved another success with its PARS Wheeled Armoured Vehicle (WAV) family. Recently FNSS was awarded a contract to supply the PARS WAV to a new customer. The contract is already effective and FNSS has started to fulfill its obligations under this new contract which includes delivery […]
US drone has crashed in the southern Adana Province in Turkey
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A MQ-1 Predator belonging to the United States military crashed in a field after taking off from the Turkey’s İncirlik Air Base in the southern province of Adana late on Feb. 2. Authorities conducted examinations in the field where the drone crashed in the Doğankent neighborhood of the Yüreğir district. Police took security measures at the scene. […]
Boeing to showcase the first of 11 CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters produced for Turkish Army
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Boeing to showcase the first of 11 CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters produced for Turkish Army. The new CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter have Turkish Army camouflage. The CH-47F has an array of sensor and data technologies, making this a Chinook for the digital age. Boeing Co., Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $131,264,061 modification (P00029) to foreign military sales contract […]