Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to use an upcoming global summit to lobby U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Ankara to buy dozens of American warplanes, in a bid to overcome Washington’s resistance to major arms deals with his country following its purchase of Russian air defenses.

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Today, on October 12, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft laws “On the State Budget for 2022” and “On the Medium-Term Budget Framework for 2022, 2023 and 2024”, which envisage allocating 757.17 million euros to the defense sector next year, an increase of EUR 35 million compared to the 2021 …

EGLIN AFB, Fla. — While cruising over the Eglin Air Force Base range, a 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle released a GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator at 35,000 feet here Oct. 7.

The 5,000-pound bomb’s release marked the end of a test series planned by the 780th Test Squadron and performed by the 4…

The Defence Department and a French company have spent almost $250,000 on taxpayer-funded lawyers to keep hidden the original price quoted for Australia’s now dumped future submarine project.

In September a $90 billion contract between Australia and France’s Naval Group was torn up by the Morriso…

In front of scenic cliffs and an ornamental European-style windmill is a secret People’s Liberation Army Navy pier. Here, at a former tourist resort on China’s northern coast, is where the PLAN is developing some of its most secretive, and previously unreported, naval programs, USNI News has learned…

The Air Force is seeking “at least 100” and as many as 400 Advanced Tactical Trainer aircraft both to train fighter pilots and to serve as adversary aircraft in training, a role similar to that now performed by the AT-38.

While the Air Force seems likely to be looking at adding to the role of the…