U.S. Considers F-16 Sale to Repair Relations with Turkey
Biden considers the F-16 sale to repair relations with Turkey. Some Congress members object due to President Erdogan’s relationship with Russia.
s-400 News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Weapon / Missile
India, Under the CAATSA risk, Prepares First S-400 Unit
With China in mind, India has begun installing the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile defence system, with the first unit set to go operational in April.
Air
Iran is interested in Russian Su-35s
Iran and Russia will likely sign a 20-year, $10 billion defence cooperation agreement that may include the purchase of Su-35 fighters and S-400 missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
India deploys S-400 in the Punjab sector
India has begun installing its S-400 Triumf air defence system in the Punjab region, near the western front.
Weapon / Missile
Atmaca is deployed At TCG Kınaliada
ROKETSAN’s anti-ship missile Atmaca is in the inventory according to President of Defence Industries Professor Ismail Demir.
Regional / Strategy
US Considers CAATSA According to the Country
US Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried stated that imposing CAATSA on India and Turkey due to the S-400 is “a lot of different pieces in the question.”
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Russia Delivers S-400 to India
Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit early next month.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Has Not Given Up On the F-35, According to Kalin
According to Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın, Turkey did not give up its F-35 fighter planes.
Bilateral Relations
US to Prepare Intelligence Reports about Turkey
The US Congress has announced the types of Intelligence reports it will gather in 2022. US will conduct a detailed study on Afghanistan’s relations with Turkey,
Air
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Turkey Dispute to Resolve F-35 Issue
The U.S. and Turkey have had another round of discussions to address the disagreement over Ankara’s exclusion from the F-35 JSF programme.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kalın: F-35A Comes to the Agenda if Crisis Over
Spokesperson to the President of Turkey, İbrahim Kalın, made exclusive statements to Milliyet regarding Turkey’s request to acquire F-16s from the U.S.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Expects to Receive US Approval for F-16 Sale
Turkey expects the Biden administration to respond positively to its request to modernise its F-16 aircraft despite opposition from Armenia and Greece.
Air
Modernisation
Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
Turkey has requested to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernisation kits for its existing warplanes.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Erdogan Says Turkey to Buy More S-400
President Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia and the US statement included warnings.
Country
Demir: We Will Produce S-400 Equivalent Air Defence System
President of Defence Industries Professor İsmail Demir was on TRT live for an exclusive interview. The headlines from Demir’s interview are as follows:
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
US Demanded written commitment on S-400 ahead of NATO Summit
According to Greece based SKAI TV, the United States has asked Turkey to officially confirm that it has not activated the Russian S-400 Air Defence systems.
