The United States is banning Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying Israeli Air Force (IAF) fifth-generation F-35 Lightning stealth fighters as a precaution against potential espionage. The...
Tag: Turkish S-400
Here Are Some Other Air Defenses Ukraine Would Like From The Middle East
The United States is reportedly working with Middle East allies to supply National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine. The NASAMS, however, are not the only air defense system...
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...
Does Greece ‘Need’ Those Russian S-300 Missiles On Crete?
In early June, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos was unambiguous when he stressed that his country would not transfer its long-range Russian S-300 air defense missile systems stored on the ...
Will Turkey Supply Ukraine S-400s And Get Back In U.S.’ Good Graces?
In recent weeks several proposals have been made to arm Ukraine with Russian-built military hardware from the arsenals of NATO member states. There was Poland’s widely-reported offer of its flee...