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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 06:44
The Turkish government has said that it intends to buy scores of naval assets in the next years, potentially giving a major boost to the country’s flourishing shipyards and their foreign partners.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 06:36
Turkey and Ukraine have agreed to share technology in order to jointly develop and build satellites, Turkish military officials said.
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 06:40
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in the Turkish capital to discuss "various aspects" of the allied fight against the Islamic State group.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 06:55
Turkish defense companies are chasing contracts worth several billion dollars in Saudi Arabia, according to Turkish procurement officials. The officials said that one Turkish armored vehicles maker, FNSS, is looking to win a contract that may be worth up to $10 billion to supply scores of armored vehicles.
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 07:39
Turkey announced it would continue to withdraw its troops in Iraq in a move to ease tensions with its neighbor. The announcement came after the Iraqi government appealed to the United Nations Security Council, claiming Turkish troops stationed in Bashiqa in Iraq constituted an illegal deployment.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:24
Turkey’s military and procurement officials are mulling a stopgap, off-the-shelf solution after they scrapped a multibillion dollar air defense contract and decided to build it indigenously.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:33
Turkey is likely to pursue an indigenous long-range air and anti-missile defense system since recently canceling a competition, although analysts are split over how much foreign help local companies will need.
Monday, August 24, 2015 - 06:16
After nearly 10 months of negotiations, NATO allies Turkey and the United States agreed to cooperate on fighting ISIS jihadists in Syria and Iraq, and are discussing ways to broaden their alliance.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 07:05
Turkey's Air Force and procurement authorities approved a program to upgrade a batch of 25 F-16 Block 30 aircraft, officials here said.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:39
A high-profile US anti-terror team arrived in the Turkish capital July 7 to discuss possible cooperation with NATO ally Turkey in combating extremist militants in Syria and Iraq.