Why Some Countries Are Buying More Than One Turkish Drone Type

Kuwait recently became the 28th country to order Turkey’s well-known Bayraktar TB2 drone. At the same time, other foreign operators of the TB2 are going on to buy bigger, more advanced, and more...

Here Are The Military Aircraft Turkey Hopes Make Maiden Flights In 2023

Turkey has some interesting military aircraft and drones currently under development that it hopes will make their maiden flights in the coming year, the country’s centennial. However, the most ...

Turkey’s New Flagship Will Carry Unique Aircraft

As Turkey prepares to launch its new flagship, the amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L-400), two concurrent developments have shone a light on the types of aircraft it will eventually carry. It goe...

Iran May Hope To Replicate Turkey’s Success Exporting Drones. Here’s Why It Can’t.

Recent comments from top Iranian officials strongly suggest that Tehran perceives itself as a rapidly ascending arms exporter, especially of drones. In reality, Iran, at least under the incumbent regi...

More Countries Are Diversifying Their Drone Arsenals

Morocco’s reported purchase of Chinese Chengdu Wing Loong II is merely the latest example of a country diversifying its drone fleet. With the addition of these armed Chinese unmanned aerial vehi...

Rival Middle East Powers Are Now Arming Both Sides Of A European War

On Sept. 13, Ukraine’s defense ministry tweeted photos of the remains of an Iranian-built Shahed-136 drone its forces had shot down over the country’s eastern Kharkiv province. The incident occurred j...

Greece Is Deploying Israeli Systems To Counter Turkish Drones

Turkey’s vaunted domestically-built drones pose a significant challenge for Greece, a challenge Athens has recently begun addressing with Israeli know-how. Greece has secretly implemented a R...

Iranian, Turkish, And Israeli Drones Will Be Built In Other Countries

Iran’s inauguration of a factory to build military drones in Tajikistan on May 17 is the latest example of the Middle East’s leading drone manufacturers expanding the production and proliferation of t...

What Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Could Mean For Turkey’s Drone Program

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could negatively impact the future of Turkey’s drone program. After all, Ankara and Kyiv have grand plans to expand bilateral cooperation to build drones toget...