Iran Protesters

Iran Signals Retaliation Against US Bases in Middle East After Trump Promises ‘Strong Action’ Over Crackdown on Protesters

Tehran has warned United States allies in the Middle East that it will strike US bases on their soil if Washington attacks Iran, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions following President Donald Trump’s threats to intervene...
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Turkey Looks to Join Saudi–Pakistan Collective Defense Pact, Signaling Emergence of a New Trilateral Security Axis Across Middle East and South Asia

Turkey is moving closer to joining a nascent defense alliance between Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a step that could redraw security alignments across the Middle East, South Asia and parts of Africa, according to people familiar with the discussions....
Turkish OMTAS Missile

Turkish OMTAS Missile Transfer Marks Major Step in Kosovo’s Drive for NATO-Interoperable Deterrence Amid Persistent Balkan Security Tensions

The arrival of a second batch of Turkish-made OMTAS medium-range anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) marks a decisive escalation in Pristina’s effort to build a credible, survivable and NATO-interoperable ground deterrent amid persistent security volatility...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Israel Moves to Ring-Fence Its F-35 Innovations, Complicating US Efforts to Use Fighter Jet Sale to Reanchor Turkey in NATO

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has drawn an explicit and non-negotiable “red line” over the potential sale of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to Turkey, declaring that advanced Israeli-developed technologies embedded within the aircraft will not be shared with...
SOM-Ş Missile

Turkey’s Indigenous SOM‑Ş Missile Transfer Empowers Azerbaijan to Conduct Deep-Strike, Multi-Axis Operations While Preserving Legacy Aircraft and Expanding UCAV Lethality

By January 2026, Azerbaijan’s quiet induction of Turkey’s SOM‑Ş (Şahin) air‑launched cruise missile is emerging as one of the most consequential shifts in the South Caucasus security environment since the 2020 Nagorno‑Karabakh war, fundamentally altering how airpower, deterrence, and long‑range...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

US Opens Door for Turkey’s Return to F-35 Lightning II Program as S-400 Impasse Nears Breakthrough

NATO’s long-fractured air-power architecture appears to be entering a decisive period of realignment, as new indications suggest Washington and Ankara are inching toward resolving one of the most consequential defence disputes of the past decade. Fresh signals from senior US...
Turkey Commissions TCG Hızırreis

Turkey Commissions TCG Hızırreis, Marking a New Era in Its Undersea Warfare Capabilities

Turkey has entered a decisive new phase in its naval modernisation with the commissioning of TCG Hızırreis (S-331), the second submarine in the cutting-edge Reis-class fleet. The ceremony at Gölcük Naval Shipyard marks a watershed moment in Ankara’s maritime strategy...
Turkey Makes Aviation History as Kızılelma UCAV Becomes First Unmanned Fighter to Complete Radar-Guided BVR Missile Kill

Turkey Makes Aviation History as Kızılelma UCAV Becomes First Unmanned Fighter to Complete Radar-Guided BVR Missile Kill

Turkey has achieved an unprecedented first in global military aviation. On November 28, 2025, the Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) became the world’s first fighter-class drone to execute a successful radar-guided beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile engagement in a...
Turkey Begins Construction of First TF-2000 Destroyer

Turkey Begins Construction of First TF-2000 Destroyer, Launching a New Era in Maritime Power

Turkey has entered a defining chapter in its maritime-modernization strategy with the formal start of construction on the first block of the TF-2000 air-defense destroyer — a warship Ankara describes as the most ambitious surface-combatant program in the nation’s history....
KAAN fighter jet

Turkey’s KAAN Fighter Faces a Hard Truth: Why Turkey’s ‘Indigenous’ Fighter Still Depends on Foreign Permission

Turkey’s long-touted fifth-generation fighter jet, KAAN, has been promoted by Ankara as the moment the country “joins the club” of elite air powers. For foreign customers, however, the attraction is not so clear-cut. Behind the glossy rollouts and state-backed hype...
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