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Deadly 1996 Aegean clash is confirmed
May 22, 2003 - A former Turkish naval commander confirmed on Monday that a Greek warplane had shot down a Turkish F-16 fighter in the Aegean in 1996. The incident, which cost the life of one of the two Turkish pilots, Captain Nail Erdogan, was attributed to an accident at a time of heightened tension. [Read more...]
Turkey may cancel $35m Elbit Systems contract
May 14, 2003 - Turkish procurement officials proclaimed that Turkey may cancel a $35 million contract with Elbit Systems to supply photoreconnaissance systems to the Turkish Air Force, due to delivery delays. [Read more...]
New Turkish provocations over the Agean
May 14, 2003 - A new Turkish provocation was recorded yesterday at 11 AM over the Aegean Sea during a small scale aeronautic military exercise, code-named 'Triena' (Trident). This drill was taking place in the sea region between the islands of Limnos and Lesvos. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s violate air space
May 07, 2003 - Two Turkish F-16 jets yesterday violated the Athens Flight Information Region to harass a Greek P3-Orion naval aircraft on a training flight about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Rhodes. [Read more...]
Turkey complains over delay in delivery of LOROP system
May 05, 2003 - The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a complaint with its Israeli counterpart regarding a delay in the supply of aerial photography systems that the former ordered from an Israeli contractor, Elbit Systems Ltd. [Read more...]
Crops destroyed in F-16 bailout, Turkish farmer sues U.S. for crash damage
Jul 19, 2002 - A farmer in southeastern Turkey filed a suit in Turkish court Monday for $50,000 in damages, the amount he says U.S. officials promised him after an American F-16 fighter jet crashed on his farm last year. [Read more...]
French launch last bid for Turkish F-16 EW
Nov 17, 2001 - France has launched a last-minute bid to retain a $190 million project to install electronic warfare systems in Turkey's F-16 fleet.

The Turkish military ordered the cancellation of the initial award for the EW contract to the Paris-based Thales because of U.S. objections. The Pentagon had banned the transfer of software source codes to allow Thales to install its Fast 16 electronic warfare system in some 80 F-16 multi-role jets. [Read more...]
Turkey starts again on F-16 EW upgrade
Oct 27, 2001 - Turkey has succumbed to U.S. pressure and will launch a new tender to install electronic warfare systems on its fleet of F-16s.

The new competition is planned in the wake of Washington's objection to having the Paris-based Thales install electronic countermeasure systems on U.S.-made F-16 aircraft. Thales had won a deal to supply EW systems to 80 F-16s. [Read more...]
American F-16 fighter jet from Incirlik made 23-minute flight over Syria
Aug 21, 2001 - By all accounts, it was a usual incident. An American F-16 flying out of Incirlik Air Base in south-central Turkey flew for nearly half an hour over at least 150 miles of Syria last Wednesday without even a protest from Syria. But just how an American fighter jet could fly so long and far over potentially hostile Middle Eastern territory is something of a mystery. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s land in Greece
May 18, 2000 - Turkish fighter pilots saluted the commander of this Greek military airfield as they landed here Friday to join a NATO exercise that showed the remarkably improved relations between the longtime regional rivals. [Read more...]
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