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Turkey's Desperate Bid for Eurofighter Typhoons in Response to Greece's Military Upgrades and Potential German Block of the sale

Turkey’s Desperate Bid for 40 Eurofighter Typhoons in Response to Greece’s Military Upgrades and Potential German Block of the sale

In a significant development in international defense relations, Bloomberg has reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may block the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey. This potential decision is poised to impact Turkey's ambitious plans to modernize its air force, which currently includes replacing a portion of its aging fleet with up to 40…

November 17, 20230Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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British fighter jets escort Russian Tu-160 as they approached UK Airspace

The Russian Defense Ministry said that British fighter jets escorted two Russian Tu-160 long-range strategic planes on a planned flight over the Barents, the Norwegian Sea, and the North Sea."At certain stages of the route, Russian strategic missile carriers were escorted by British Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons," the Russian Ministry of Defense said in…

November 13, 20210Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI

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German Eurofighters intercepted Russian surveillance planes

German Eurofighter jets intercepted four Russian Il-20 Coot electronic intelligence aircraft over the Baltics last week Luftwaffe said in a statement.“NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission tracked a Russian IL-20 Coot in international airspace north of Estonia, which was flying from Russia towards Kaliningrad and was not emitting a transponder signal,” the Luftwaffe said in…

December 8, 20200Comments ByGEOPOLITIKI