The Trump administration decided to kick Turkey out of the F-35 program in July 2019 because it bought the S-400 air…
Turkish Air Force
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Military Aviation
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MiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Here’s why ‘who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?’ is a No Go Question
by Tom CooperCombat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights on a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ any more. On…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Turkish Air Force F-16 Shot Down Syrian L-39 over Syria
by Dario LeoneThe L-39 was shot down near the city of Maraat en-Nuuman. The TuAF F-16 fighter did not enter Syrian airspace. The…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Turkish Air Force Shot down two Syrian Su-24 Jets after Turkish Drone was shot down over Idlib Region, Syria
by Dario LeoneThe Syrian Su-24 strike aircraft were brought down as they were trying to attack Turkish Air Force aircraft. The Turkish Defense…
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AirshowsMilitary Aviation
Turks Call the F-16 Junk After Watching this Video of the Su-35 Demonstration at Technofest 2019
by Dario LeoneTurks seem to consider the Su-35 way better than the F-16 already in service with the Turkish Air Force. Filmed on…
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Military Aviation
Turkey Considers the Sukhoi Su-35 (and Chinese and/or Pakistani Fighters As Well)
by Dario LeoneIf Turkish Ministry of Defense gives a thumbs up, Turkey will start official negotiations with Russia to go from F-35 to…
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On Jun. 19, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Andrews said Turkish pilots and maintenance personnel were being trained on the F-35…
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Military Aviation
Trump blocks F-35 transfer to Turkey, deepening rift with NATO ally
by Dario LeoneThe sale of the F-35 to Turkey is particularly controversial, because Ankara also plans to purchase the sophisticated Russian-built S-400 missile…
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Military Aviation
PENTAGON REJECTS TURKISH REQUEST TO RECRUIT F-16 INSTRUCTORS FROM PAKISTAN
by Dario LeoneBetween 300 and 350 of the dismissed personnel after the thwarted coup were fighter pilots and as a result TuAF is…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
Are fifty Focke-Wulf Fw 190 World War II fighters buried in Turkey?
by Dario LeoneThe U.S. wanted the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190s destroyed as a condition for selling its used warplanes to Turkey Around fifty…