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Russian Su-24 Shooting Heightens Tension With Turkey

The US government is trying to prevent further encounters between the Russian and Turkish air forces over the border zone between Turkey and Syria.

On 24 November, a Turkish Lockheed Martin F-16 shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24, with Ankara claiming that the latter had entered Turkish airspace. The incident between the NATO member and Moscow has created major concern in Washington DC.

Following the incident, Israeli sources suggested that if the Russian strike aircraft had been flown near an "enclave" of Turkey close to the Syrian border then it should have been obvious that its crew had no "bad intentions".

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Turkey's action "a stab in the back" carried out by the "accomplices of terrorists", and warned that the incident will have "serious consequences" for Moscow's relations with Ankara.

Turkey confirms that the downed Su-24 was engaged by two of its F-16s. It says the aircraft was targeted in line with its rules of engagement, after "violating the country's airspace".

Russia has rejected the Turkish version of events, claiming that its aircraft had not violated Turkish airspace, and had been flying at an altitude of 6,000m (19,700ft).

There have been conflicting reports about the fate of the Su-24's two crew members, who ejected following the engagement. As-yet unconfirmed claims also suggest that a Russian rescue helicopter that was sent to the area was hit by a surface-to-air missile and then destroyed by an anti-tank weapon after making an emergency landing.

Israel is following the situation very closely, as it is also conducting aerial activity over Syria, according to Western sources.

Russian Defense Minister Confirms Jet Shot Down by Turkey

Turkey has shot down a Russian military jet which it says violated its airspace near the Syrian border.

A military official, quoted by Turkey's Dogan news agency, said the plane was shot down by Turkish F16s, and that the pilots were given repeated prior warning.

Video posted by the Haberturk TV station appeared to show the jet coming down in flames, while separate footage showed two pilots parachuting to safety within hostile Syrian territory. Their fate remains unknown.

In a statement, the Russian defence ministry confirmed the jet was one of its SU-24 bombers.

But it denied Turkey's claims that the plane violated its air space, saying Moscow has proof the jet was over Syria "at all times".

And a Russian military official also denied Turkey's claims it brought the plane down with two F16s on regular border patrols - saying it believed the bomber was shot down by artillery fire from the ground.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was briefed by the head of the military, while Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ordered consultations with NATO, the United Nations and related countries, their respective offices said.

Nato's headquarters in Brussels, already in a tense state of lockdown following the terror threat there, said it would be issuing a statement later on Tuesday.

Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the warplane crashed in the Turkomen Mountains region in the coastal province of Latakia.

Various reports described the plane as coming down in hostile Syrian territory, and broadcaster CNN Turk cited local sources saying one of the pilots was in the hands of Turkmen forces who were searching for the other.

CNN Turk published images purporting to show two pilots parachuting safely to the ground, and reported that two helicopters had been sent from Turkey to try and retrieve them.

The Russian military has sent its own helicopters to search for the pilots on the ground, according to the Dogan news agency.

Source: The Independent Repirt

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Pakistan and Turkey started Joint Air Drill 'TUSAP Raiders 2014'

Pakistani and Turkish Air Forces team up for a joint training exercise codenamed 'TUSAP Raiders 2014' in Konya, Turkey from 1st-12th of September. The aim of the exercise is to boost an already mature cooperation between Pakistan and Turkish Air Force. Its worth noting that both countries regularly exchange F-16 pilots on deputation duties. Pakistan Air Force has deployed 6 F-16s for the exercise while Turkish Air Force has dispatched 27 F-16s and and Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft among other assets.

Turkey Dumps Israeli UAVs for Local Drones - Which Keep Crashing

Turkey has grounded UAVs it bought from Israel, replacing them with a homegrown version - which keeps crashing.

In an attempt to bolster its leadership role in the Arab world, Turkey has recently done almost everything it could to alienate Israel, to the extent that neither currently has an ambassador in the other's country. Turkey also decided to cut off all government-based business deals with Israel – ending a formerly substantial trade in military equipment, including, according to Defense News, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); according to the publication, Turkey purchased 10 Heron UAVs from Israel Aircraft Industries in 2010. No more such purchases are likely.

But as relations continued to worsen with Israel – and as Turkey decided that the time was ripe for it to take a regional leadership role – Ankara has decided to produce as many of its own weapons as possible, including UAVs. So Turkey, according to Defense News, made a strategic decision to ground its Israeli UAVs and produce its own version of the pilotless patrol planes. And following the government's directive, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) promptly designed and produced a home-grown Turkish UAV – the Anka, which the government hoped would fulfill Turkey's needs for UAVs; perhaps Ankara would even be able to develop an industry around the craft.

Only one problem, though; so far, every prototype Anka that TAI has produced has crashed.

On paper, the Anka is impressive. It was envisioned as a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) aircraft, capable of carrying more than 200 kilos for a full day, at an altitude of up to 30,000 feet. But in the field, the Ankas are pretty useless, Defense News says. The first test version, produced last December, flew for 14 minutes before falling from the sky. Subsequent versions have shown slight improvement, and in May, the Anka managed to stay aloft for 90 minutes before smashing to smithereens, and the third prototype, flown in September, flew for nearly two hours before crashing.

The problem, apparently, is an engineering one. Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News quoted a Turkish analyst as saying that wind shear was upsetting the balance of the plane's wings on landing. As the plane's dual landing gears are too close to each other, the plane tends to tip over as it lands, and the landing takes place on one of the wings – guaranteeing a crash. A government official acknowledged the problem, saying “we will definitely resolve this problem and definitely make the Anka operable. In the future, the Anka definitely will become the most useful asset in fighting terrorism.”

IAI Heron

However, the Anka may not have much of a future. At a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last month, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with U.S. President Barack H. Obama, who promised to supply Turkey with advanced Predator drones - the MQ-1 Predator used for surveillance, and the MQ-9 Reaper, use for attacks. Both are in extensive use in Iraq, and Turkey has sought to purchase them for several years. Hurriyet reports that the number of drones to be sold to Turkey is not known, but they are likely to be “used,” being sent over from Iraq as the United States continues to withdraw troops.

While the Predator deal will satisfy Turkey's needs for drones, it will crimp the new regional superpower's style – since use of the drones will be limited to conditions that the U.S. sets down, which means that Turkey will likely be unable to use them to attack Kurdish rebels, for which most of its weaponry has been deployed recently. In addition, the drones are likely to be based at the U.S. military base in Incirlik, further limiting the freedom with which Turkey can deploy the drones. And while there are no such conditions on Turkey's IAI Herons, Ankara is determined not to use them, if at all possible – in order to distance itself from Israel. As a result, Turkey has no choice but to keep pouring money into is Anka program, officials said – and one way or another, they said, they were determined to succeed.

Boeing (BA) Delivers 737-700 Peace Eagle Aircraft As Turkish Armed Forces Begin New Air Defense Legacy

The Turkish Armed Forces received its first ever Peace Eagle Aircraft from The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) on Monday.

 

A Turkish Air Force F16 jet fighter takes off from an air base as Turkey's national flag is seen in the foreground during the Anatolian Eagle military exercise in the central Anatolian city of Konya on April 28, 2010. Reuters/Umit Bektas

The airborne early warning and control aircraft has advanced surveillance and battle management capabilities, and can simultaneously track maritime and airborne targets.

"The Peace Eagle program is an example of great cooperation among the Turkish government and our excellent Turkish industry teammates, including Turkish Aerospace Industries, HAVELSAN, Turkish Airlines and MiKES," said Mark Ellis, Peace Eagle program manager for Boeing. "What's more, the aircraft can be used immediately because initial training for mission system operators, maintenance crews and pilots has been completed." 

 

The AEW&C system, which is based around the 737-700 aircraft, which Boeing claims is one of the most reliable and popular aircraft in the world, was delivered to Turkey's main operating base, Konya Air Base.

The delivery represents another chapter in the modernization of Turkey's military, which continues to increase its defense budget year-on-year furthering the country's status in the region. 

 

However, the deal was threatened as Israel, which manufactures the landing gear for the aircraft, was refusing to deliver after Turkey voiced support for Syrian rebels, increasing pressure on the region and sympathized with Iran over sanctions against them. 

 

Boeing hopes to deliver two more Peace Eagle Aircraft to Turkey later this year, with a fourth due in 2015. The undisclosed contract includes mission-crew training, mission support and system maintenance.

This is the fourteenth Peace Eagle Aircraft to be built and Turkey joins Australia and South Korea as the latest countries to fly it.

Turkish T-129 (AW729) Attack Helicopter

Turkish T-129 (AW729) Attack Helicopter developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) with AgustaWestland as its partner for Turkish Army. Turkey is also actively promoting its T-129 (AW729) Attack Helicopter to international customer like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Libya etc. T-129 can carry upto 12x UMTAS (Uzun Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi) long range air-to-surface anti-tank guided missiles and Roketsan Cirit laser-guided 70 mm rocket system.

 

 

US to sanction Turkey`s planned purachse of HQ-9 missile system

FD2000 HQ-9 for turkey

The U.S. Congress is set to adopt a law next week forbidding Turkey from using American funds to acquire a $4 billion missile system from a Chinese company blacklisted by Washington. The United States has voiced deep concern over Turkey's decision in September to enter negotiations with China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation for its first long-range anti-missile system. CPMIEC, which makes the HQ-9 missile system, is under U.S. sanctions for selling arms and missile technology to Iran and Syria. 

Turkey's move also irritated its allies in NATO, which has said missile systems within the transatlantic military alliance must be compatible with each other. The annual U.S. defense authorization bill, passed Thursday by the House, contains a clause barring the use of "2014 funds to integrate missile defense systems of the People's Republic of China into U.S. missile defense systems.

Such a system would not be compatible with, and should not be integrated with, missile defense systems of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization," the Senate and House Armed Services Committees said. Without U.S. subsidies, the cost for Turkey to install the Chinese missiles becomes steeper. The bill is expected to be approved in the Senate next week, before being signed into law by President Barack Obama. CPMIEC beat competition from a U.S. partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, Russia's Rosoboronexport, and Italian-French consortium Eurosam for the multibillion-dollar deal. These companies have until January 31 to submit new bids.

A Photo Saga of Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri), From 1911-Present

Emblem of the Turkish Air Force

Turkish pilots with Breguet XIV A 2 during the War of Independence, 1919-1922.

Turkish pilots with Supermarine Southampton Mk.II in 1933.

Sabiha Gökçen holding a bomb in front of her Breguet 19, moments before taking off for the bombardment operation over Dersim.

Turkish Air Force De Havilland Mosquito FB.VI fighter bomber in 1947

Turkish F-16Cs flew in Combat Air Patrol missions to maintain air superiority and protect allied and civilian aircraft during NATO's Operation Allied Force in 1999.

An F-16C of the Turkish Air Force, built by Turkish Aerospace Industries.

Airbus A400M

Paint scheme of a Turkish Air Force Boeing KC-135R-CRAG Stratotanker compared to other KC-135 variants used by France, Singapore and the United States.

Boeing 737 AEW&C MESA Peace Eagle

Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to order an initial total of 116 F-35A aircraft.