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Teknofest Goes Abroad - Azerbaijan To Host Turkish Technology Festival
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansDuring the 2021 edition of Teknofest in Istanbul it was announced that Turkey intends to organise its Teknofest technology festival in other countries as well. [1]...
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Red Star Rising - Vietnam’s Armed Drone Project
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansVietnam has sought to address its security requirements by fielding a large military apparatus equipped with mostly Soviet-era weaponry that can be quickly reinforced...
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The Market Leader: Turkey’s Indigenous Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Although many military analysts are well aware of Turkey's rise to a drone power, meanwhile also including the first production multi-role unmanned combat aircraft in...
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The Last Of Many - Turkmenistan’s CH-3A UCAVs
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The success of Chinese-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) once seemed unstoppable, with countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa...
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Rolling Into Modernity: Senegal’s Express Régional
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Countries across the African continent are becoming increasingly aware of the need for efficient public transportation. 2018 witnessed the inauguration of the first...
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Bridge Of Friendship: Donated Turkish AB-25 Patrol Boat Still Sails In...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans The Azerbaijani Navy operates a hodgepodge of naval vessels mostly inherited from the Soviet Union after the country achieved independence in 1991. While Azerbaijan's...
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The KARA ATMACA GLCM - An Aegean Game Changer
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans A great number of military projects currently pursued by Turkey have the potential to drastically alter the military balance in the Aegean Sea to the point that...
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Indonesia Eyes Turkish Drones - But Which Types?
By Stijn MitzerAfter the recent success of Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) in Central Asia, all eyes are now set on the profileration of Turkish drones in Africa. [1] Tunisia has...
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A Maritime Striker - Could Indonesia End Up Operating The Bayraktar TB3?
By Stijn Mitzer Indonesia's stated desire to acquire drones from Turkey could one day also see an interest in the Bayraktar TB3, which was designed as a heavier version of the TB2 that can also operate...
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An Emirati Armata - The Golden Unit HIFV
By Stijn Mitzer The heavy infantry fighting vehicle (HIFV) concept has found little success with militaries around the world. Although the HIFV's heavy firepower and increased armour protection is of...
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Hunters Of The Deep - Turkey’s Small Submarines
By Stijn Mitzer Armed with several torpedoes and nimble in their movements, these hunters and killers of the deep dare not be dismissed by their smaller size. The potency of small submarines was...
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Untapped Potential: Turkey And Ukraine Join Forces To Develop Antonov Aircraft
By Stijn MitzerAs a pioneer in the aerospace sector, Turkey has designed a number of advanced manned and unmanned aircraft types. Most of these have been for the benefit of the Turkish Air Force and...
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Turkey’s New Electric Passenger Train - On A Journey To Commercial Success
By Stijn Mitzer The past two decades has seen the modernisation of Turkey's rail transport on a broad basis - and the Turkish government appears dead set to further advance the country's rail network...
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Ripe For Success: Turkish Involvement In Indonesia’s N219 And N245 Airliner...
By Stijn Mitzer Turkey's ambitions in the field of aviation have spawned advanced aircraft designs like the TF-X stealth fighter, the Hürjet advanced jet trainer and the T625 Gökbey helicopter. Equally...
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Turkmenistan’s Path To Drone Power
By Stijn MitzerThe Central Asian region isn't exactly well-known for its armed-drone prowess. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan currently operate small numbers of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), with...
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Hospital Diplomacy: Mapping U.S. Field Hospital Donations To Africa To Fight...
By Farooq Bhai in collaboration with Stijn Mitzer The coronavirus pandemic (COVID) has engulfed the nations of the world. Globally, COVID has caused approximately 7 million deaths, a number that is...
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Goas In The Savanna: S-125 SAM Systems In Mali
By Thomas Nachtrab in collaboration with Stijn Mitzer The S-125 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system gained wide popularity for its performance during the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars. Initially...
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False Flag Shenanigans: Russia Destroys Own Equipment During False Flag...
By Stijn Mitzer Russia and Russian-backed separatist forces have been staging a number of false flag operations in Eastern Ukraine throughout mid-to-late February 2022 to fabricate a pretext for an...
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Unchecked Ambitions: Malaysia’s Drone Programme
By Stijn MitzerThe Malaysian government seeks to turn the country into Southeast Asia's testing ground for drones, in which international companies will design and produce unmanned aerial vehicles...
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American Duplicity: Who In Washington Is Targeting Turkey’s Drone Programme?...
By Stijn Mitzer Turkey's rise to a global drone power has drawn attention from all corners of the world. While there likely have been few developments in the past years that have benefited NATO as much...
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