Featured in S-400BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareTurkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)The Turkish Air Force is at a crossroads after having been dumped out of the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThis Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In ActionThe much-delayed air defense system is designed to swat down both air-breathing and ballistic missile threats. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareS-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In AfricaRussia’s most powerful air defense system loomed large over the huge “African Lion” multi-national wargames. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareTurkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 EmbargoForbidden from receiving F-35s, and with its indigenous fighter far from ready, the venerable F-16 is set to soldier on in Turkish service. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareU.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense SystemThe move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come. BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareGreece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: ReportAthens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs. BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 16, 2020ShareTurkey Has Reportedly Test Fired Its S-400 Air Defense System For The First TimeTurkey’s decision to test the S-400 is another defiant step that is likely to reignite tensions between it and its NATO allies. BYThomas NewdickOct 16, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareNew Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To LibyaInitial photos from Ras Lanuf and recent transport flights suggest Moscow may have bolstered Haftar’s defenses by providing advanced SAM batteries. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 2, 2020ShareRussians Tag Along With Assad’s Forces To Deter Turkish Strikes As Syrian Air War Heats UpThis comes a day after Turkey announced a new intervention into the country, which included shooting down two Syrian Air Force Su-24 combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 7, 2020ShareRussia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. SourRussia and China have both offered Iraq advanced weaponry and other military aid as its relations with the United States are now in doubt. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareRussia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 BatteriesIt’s still hard to see NATO pilots being comfortable betting their lives on a Russian-built IFF system, beyond all the other security concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareTurkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions ThreatsThe U.S. government has called on its Turkish counterparts for months to not “activate” the radars and abandon the purchase altogether. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2019ShareRussia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On HoldThe Russians need a partner to help share the costs of the Su-57 program and are offering a similar deal to other potential customers. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareTop Senator And Trump Ally Pushes For Arms Embargo On Turkey After Syria Invasion BeginsThe proposed legislation would prohibit U.S. arms sales to Turkey and would hit any foreign companies that do the same with additional sanctions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air ShowTurkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareU.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply ProblemsThe U.S. government’s official decision to kick Turkey out of the Joint Strike Fighter Program may exacerbate these issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareTurkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)The Turkish Air Force is at a crossroads after having been dumped out of the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThis Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In ActionThe much-delayed air defense system is designed to swat down both air-breathing and ballistic missile threats. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareS-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In AfricaRussia’s most powerful air defense system loomed large over the huge “African Lion” multi-national wargames. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareTurkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 EmbargoForbidden from receiving F-35s, and with its indigenous fighter far from ready, the venerable F-16 is set to soldier on in Turkish service. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareU.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense SystemThe move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come. BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareGreece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: ReportAthens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs. BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 16, 2020ShareTurkey Has Reportedly Test Fired Its S-400 Air Defense System For The First TimeTurkey’s decision to test the S-400 is another defiant step that is likely to reignite tensions between it and its NATO allies. BYThomas NewdickOct 16, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020ShareNew Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To LibyaInitial photos from Ras Lanuf and recent transport flights suggest Moscow may have bolstered Haftar’s defenses by providing advanced SAM batteries. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 2, 2020ShareRussians Tag Along With Assad’s Forces To Deter Turkish Strikes As Syrian Air War Heats UpThis comes a day after Turkey announced a new intervention into the country, which included shooting down two Syrian Air Force Su-24 combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 7, 2020ShareRussia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. SourRussia and China have both offered Iraq advanced weaponry and other military aid as its relations with the United States are now in doubt. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareRussia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 BatteriesIt’s still hard to see NATO pilots being comfortable betting their lives on a Russian-built IFF system, beyond all the other security concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareTurkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions ThreatsThe U.S. government has called on its Turkish counterparts for months to not “activate” the radars and abandon the purchase altogether. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2019ShareRussia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On HoldThe Russians need a partner to help share the costs of the Su-57 program and are offering a similar deal to other potential customers. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019ShareTop Senator And Trump Ally Pushes For Arms Embargo On Turkey After Syria Invasion BeginsThe proposed legislation would prohibit U.S. arms sales to Turkey and would hit any foreign companies that do the same with additional sanctions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air ShowTurkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareU.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply ProblemsThe U.S. government’s official decision to kick Turkey out of the Joint Strike Fighter Program may exacerbate these issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019Share
