Aside from having the second-largest army in NATO, Turkey also operates the third-largest fleet of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets in the world. However, unlike many U.S. allies in the wider region, it d...
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F-16 Modernization Increasingly Important For Turkey As Greece Gradually Gains Unprecedented Airpower Advantage
Turkey is gradually coming to terms with the reality that the Greece’s air force could soon field a more technologically advanced fighter fleet in just a few years. “If our project to mode...
Why Turkey Would Welcome An Up-Close Look At Qatar’s Rafales
Turkey could soon get an opportunity to examine the French-built Dassault Rafale F3R multirole fighter jet if Qatar deploys some of these jets under a recently-ratified training agreement. This could ...
How Turkey’s Latest Actions Could Fatally Undermine Its Yearlong Bid For New F-16s
In a mere week, Turkey attacked the United States’ Kurdish allies in Syria, endangered U.S. troops, and again doubled down on its contentious purchase of an advanced Russian air defense system. Such a...
Even If Turkey Gets Modernized F-16s, Greece Will Still Have A Technological Edge In Airpower
The 2022 NATO Madrid Summit ended on Thursday, June 30. Remarks made by U.S. President Joe Biden and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the final day of that meeting could provide some early ...
Will Turkey Seek Chinese Or Korean Fighters If F-16 Request Is Denied?
The Turkish Air Force is paying a heavy price for Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems. It has missed out on the chance to acquire fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth ...