The Turkish Army has nearly 3000 battle tanks in its inventory. But this impressive number masks significant disparities in equipment, since only 350 of them are tanks ...
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Synthesis 2020: Turkey challenges and distrusts the West
2019 had already been marked by growing tensions between the Western camps and Ankara, with the acquisition of S-400 anti-aircraft systems from Russia, the exclusion of Turkey from…
Read the articleSynthesis 2020: Black year for Defense Europe
2020 will have been marked by several crises in Europe, beyond the Covid-19 crisis, many of them being linked to the ambitions of the Turkish government in the Mediterranean basin and ...
Read the articleAthens will officially ask Washington for an Arleigh Burke destroyer
For several years, the Greek authorities have hoped to obtain from their American counterparts the loan or sale of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer or a cruiser of the…
Read the articleUS Congress imposes sanctions on Turkey for 2021
The 2021 US Defense Budget is today the subject of intense political battles between Congress and Donald Trump's Presidency, on many subjects. But…
Read the articleThe firepower of Israel's new Saar 6 corvette is second to none
The Israeli Navy has never been a priority for the HQ of the Hebrew State. Today, its offshore fleet is limited to 3 corvettes of 1000 tons Sa'ar 5 acquired from…
Read the articleGreece, United Arab Emirates sign defense deal to counter Ankara
Is President RT Erdogan's foreign policy turning against Turkey? This is in any case what one can think by observing the multiples ...
Read the articleWhat response for Ankara to the rapid modernization of the Greek armies?
According to the director general of the Greek armaments and investments, Theodoros Lagios, Athens would have transmitted to Washington a formal request in view of acquiring in a rapid schedule 18 to 24 ...
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