Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — After years of delays, Turkey has received its first U.S.-origin airborne early-warning and control aircraft. The Turkish Air Force has taken delivery of the first of four AEW&C aircraft by Boeing as part of a $1.6 billion project. The remaining aircraft were expected to be sent to Ankara in 2015. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has provided details of its first spy satellite. The state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries said the GokTurk-2 satellite completed its first year in space last month. “The satellite developed by TAI and Tubitak Space cooperation, performed 5,344 passes in one year and gathered high resolution images from all around the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has delivered its first fuselage for the U.S.-origin Joint Strike Fighter. The state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries supplied the first center fuselage of the F-35. On Dec. 11, TAI completed the delivery to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin in a ceremony in Ankara. “Delivery of this high quality, affordable center […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, frustrated over delays, has been examining an alternative to the U.S.-origin Joint Strike Fighter. Officials and defense industry sources said the Turkish Air Force and the government’s Defense Industry Undersecretariat have begun to consider an interim solution to JSF, a $1 trillion program plagued by production and development delays […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, despite U.S. pressure, has remained cautious over the Joint Strike Fighter project. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has rebuffed U.S. appeals to submit a major order of the F-35 fighter-jet. They said the government would remain with the decision by Turkey’s Defense Industry Executive Board […]