Germany risks delaying Britain’s fighter jets by two years
Tempest project could miss 2035 target if Berlin seeks significant share of design work
Turkey joins rare club with new anti-ship ballistic missile
Key Points
- Roketsan test-fired the TAYFUN Block-3 ballistic missile against a moving unmanned surface vessel with a seeker-guided warhead.
- Turkey says this marks its first domestic ballistic missile integration of a seeker head for moving sea targets.
-> https://defence-blog.com/turkey-joins-rare-club-with-new-anti-ship-ballistic-missile/
Here’s the vid: https://x.com/clashreport/status/2073402045814477213
Well, what can I say? They did it again. The Turkish military has now the capability to Anti-Access / Area Denial operations in the Black, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea.
Zionist activist Amiad Cohen predicted a future military confrontation between Israel and Egypt during recent remarks at the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) Summit, warning that the occupation state will be at war with Egypt within fifteen years.
-> https://x.com/tparsi/status/2069066169659605120
Why is it so common for Israeli analysts to constantly predict that they will have war with their neighbours, including the ones with whom they have peace agreements?
INSS is the leading Israeli Think Tank.
-> https://www.inss.org.il/publication/turkish-threat/
They genuinely don't tolerate anyone in the region that has the capacity to defend itself.
Hier der Link zum thread auf r/europe
https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1u2wctm/dassault_and_saab_respect_each_other_france_turns/
Argumente aus den Kommentaren:
FCAS fighter is dead, but Germany has a new plan.
The day after France and Germany killed the joint NGF, Airbus Defence and Space led seven German companies in sending a letter to Chancellor Merz proposing a new German-led "Team Gen 6" alliance to build a 6th-gen fighter for Europe.
The group — Airbus, Hensoldt, MBDA Deutschland, MTU, Rohde & Schwarz and others — plans to formally sign and unveil at ILA Berlin this week, timed to Germany's new national aviation strategy.
The pitch: German industry is ready to lead what Franco-German industrial politics killed.
Spain is the natural next partner; Sweden/Saab is also in play.
France will likely go its own way with a Dassault-led Rafale successor.
GCAP (UK/Italy/Japan) isn't ruled out but isn't the focus.
Source: FT
Hello, my beloved countrymen [and -women],
I'm in Eastern Turkey visiting my family right now after a long period of missing them dearly.
I noticed that the weather is almost cold, it's very rainy and wet, too.
Is that normal?
"Türkiye, along with the United States, has played the decisive role in all of the huge security issues over the past few years, from Ukraine through the Caucasus, the Black Sea, the Balkans and in the Middle East," he said.
"Türkiye has done at least as much as the United States to secure the NATO realm, which extends, obviously, because it's Türkiye's borders, into the Middle East.
"This summit offers us a great opportunity, but it is only the capstone of ongoing conversations between Türkiye and the United States in a larger NATO context," he added.
Defense exports soar nearly 80 percent
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/defense-exports-soar-nearly-80-percent-221740
This is crazy growth. Genuinely impressive! They are outperforming even China and South Korea at this point. The world seems to be in love with Turkish weapons.
Source: https://www.anamurekspres.com/amp/haber/alakopru-barajinda-doluluk-orani-yuzde-99--49499
They had to discharge the excess water:
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
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Fuhr said Turkey’s experience in developing an indigenous defense industrial base offered lessons for Ottawa, particularly in areas where Ankara has achieved rapid technological growth and supply-chain independence. He described Turkey as one of a small number of countries that have successfully developed a mature and largely independent defense industrial ecosystem, comparing Ankara’s progress to that of South Korea and France.
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#Turkiye, #Romania + #Bulgaria are working on a deal to jointly protect energy infrastructure in the Black Sea, says Turkish Ambassador to Romania OzgurKAltan
It will be an extension of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group already set up through NATO #oilandgas
Turkiye has significant energy interests in Black Sea in the Sakarya field, Romania has Neptun Deep, Bulgaria is now more proactive in exploration there
Ambassador says an official visit by President Erdoğan to Romania in the next few months is expected
A newspaper closely aligned with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides has called for the removal of the TRNC flag from the Beşparmak Mountains as a so-called “confidence-building measure.”
The proposal came through an editorial in Fileleftheros, which claimed the flag should be erased from the mountains.
The flag exists because Turkish Cypriots exist.
Source:
Cousin marriages, also described as consanguineous marriages, have largely disappeared in Turkish society. They are now almost non-existent. According to the latest data released by the Turkish statistical authority TÜİK, only 3 out of every 100 marriages are consanguineous, meaning unions between second cousins or closer relatives. This accounts for 3.0% of all marriages recorded in 2025, signaling a further decline.
These data suggest three main points IMO: