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A key component of Turkey’s military-industrial policymaking during the past decade is the production and export of military drones. In 2022, for the first time ever, four Turkish companies – Baykar, Aselsan, TAI and Roketsan – were included among the top 100 largest international weapons manufacturers (the list is compiled annually by the International Peace […]

Responding to reporters on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that if EU NATO members sent troops to Ukraine “we would need to talk not about the probability, but about the inevitability (of a direct conflict)."

The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has a rival in the race for the top spot at NATO following the announcement of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis’ candidacy for the post. After Charles Michel changed his mind about running for the European Parliament and Ursula von der Leyen announcing that she will be seeking a second […]

The Greek minister will meet with his Turkish counterpart on the sidelines of a NATO Summit in Brussels

The informal meeting aims to promote non-confrontation in the Aegean

Warship is part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2’s (SNMG2) immediate reaction force, in which the Hellenic Navy frigate Kanaris also participates

In Monday’s press briefing, Marinakis categorically denied reports that surfaced in Greek media outlets

In a recent resolution to a protracted diplomatic saga, Turkey has agreed to acquire F-16s, while Sweden is set to join NATO and Greece will receive F-35s. To Vima spoke with Henri J. Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to assess the implications of this complex deal.

The give-and-take between the U.S. and Turkey is confirmed: the former played the card of fighter jets, and Turkey played the card of approving or not NATO's enlargement with the Scandinavian country

In an interview, Jeff Flake said that once the formal ratification document is received in Washington, the U.S. State Department would promptly send Congress notification of the $20 billion F-16s sale

Out of 346 deputies voting, 287 voted in favor and 55 against, with four lawmakers abstaining.

The intricate dance between Washington, Athens, and Ankara around the sale of new fighter jets and Sweden’s potential NATO membership remain a complex challenge for American diplomacy. While the situation may seem like a modern-day Gordian knot, it seems unlikely that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will take a page out of Alexander the Great’s […]

The ceremony took place on board the General Support Ship "Hercules," provided by the Hellenic Navy as the flagship. The event was attended by NATO Surface Forces Commander Rear Admiral Stefan D. Pauly on Friday, January 12

The visit to Turkey on Saturday reportedly aims to overcome Ankara’s “foot-dragging” over ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession

Members of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee finally voted to allow the Nordic country to join the Alliance, Turkish media reported

Final decision on whether Turkish fighter jets will operate from Greek bases or along the Asia Minor coast pending

The exercise has been held annually since 2008, bringing NATO allies and partners together to enhance the military bloc's ability to deter, defend against, and counter threats in cyberspace