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Turkey’s Plan to Keep Aerospace Defense Forces Soaring
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged businesses around the world this year, but few sectors have been disrupted as much as the aerospace industry. Companies will need exhibit both innovation and attention to detail as they seek to bounce back. “In the first 9 months of 2020, the COVID outbreak caused the commercial aircraft market to…
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The rise of the Turkish naval industry
When Pakistan built a 17,000-ton fleet tanker in collaboration with the Turkish defense company STM and when it agreed in 2018 to purchase four corvette warships from Turkey, the deals were a way for the country to bolster its navy. In addition, they were a way for Pakistan to demonstrate its interest in strengthening its…
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How Turkey became one of the world’s leading manufacturers of weapons systems
When militaries throughout the world need armored vehicles to deal with emerging threats, such as improvised explosive devices, they often look to Turkey. The defense industry within Turkey has specialized in 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 armored platforms, tracked infantry fighting vehicles as well as main battle tanks and weapon systems are manufactured by local private…
