Turkey deployed near the Syria border «Bozena 5» unmanned mine clearance system
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Turkey deployed near the Syria border «Bozena 5» unmanned mine clearance system. The «Bozena 5» medium demining system deployed on Jarablus border. It has been speculated that these machines have been deployed before a Turkish intervention to create a safe zone. This speculation would be hard to fathom since Russia has warned against any further Turkish intervention in […]
Otokar Receives €47,5 Million Contract for COBRA II
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Otokar, the biggest privately owned company of Turkish Defence Industry, was awarded 47.5 million Euro contract for COBRA II tactical wheeled armoured vehicle to perform in various missions of Turkish security forces. The delivery of the vehicles will be completed in the first half of 2017. Turkey’s largest land system manufacturer Otokar received a new […]
Turkish security forces have started operations in Silopi
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Turkish security forces have started conducting operations in Silopi Turkey will take the fight to Kurdish militants in the southeast to prevent them from “spreading the fire” from neighboring Syria and Iraq into the country, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday, as violence flared up again. Since the collapse of a ceasefire with the […]
Photo of upgrade Leopard 2NG by by Aselsan of Turkey
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The Leopard 2 Next Generation (NG) upgrade package for Leopard 2 main battle tanks was developed by Aselsan of Turkey as a private venture. The vehicle is in fact a Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)-produced Leopard 2A4 battle tank of the service’s inventory modernized by Turkish state-owned firm Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret. The upgrade package provides […]
Turkey Suspends Deploying Forces to Northern Iraq
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Turkey says it has currently stopped the deployment of troops to northern Iraq, warning, however, that it will not withdraw those soldiers already stationed in the Arab country. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic announced the development at a press conference in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reiterated Ankara’s […]
Turkey now in talks to upgrade Ukraine’s tanks
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Turkey and Ukraine’s biggest defense firms have started negotiations that will most likely end up in a cooperation deal for tank modernization programs. Turkish Aselsan and Ukraine’s Ukroboronprom are exploring ways to undertake joint programs designed to upgrade tanks. The cooperation will later expand into upgrading artillery and personnel carriers, one Aselsan official said. The […]
Turkey have moved 1000 vehicles to the Syrian border
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Greek media report that Turkey have moved 1000 vehicles, including Leopard 2A4 tanks to the Syrian border 25% of the power of the Turkish 1st Army Tensions at the Syrian-Turkish border have risen since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday. Many of Russia’s airstrikes have hit rebels backed by Presiden Bashar Assad’s foreign […]
Turkish tanks continue to be sent to the the border with Syria
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Turkish tanks continue to be sent to the the border with Syria as tensions with Russia increases
Russian jet Su-24 shot down by Turkish forces
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Russian jet Su-24 has crashed on the Turkish-Syrian border, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Su-24 of the Russian aviation group has crashed in the Syrian Arab Republic as a result of fire from the ground,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated. According to the preliminary reports, the plane was gunned down from the ground. The Su-24 bomber jet was in Syrian airspace at the altitude […]
Fighter jet shot down by Turkish forces after entering Turkish air space
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A military jet has crashed in Syria near the Turkish border, Turkish TV reported, adding that it is as yet unclear which country the plane belonged to. The fate of the crew is also unclear. The pilots of the crashed jet managed to eject, Habertürk reported, adding that the plane had reportedly violated Turkish airspace. According […]