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Category Archives: Missile Defense
Musings on Missile Defense and Turkey’s Defense Doctrine
Lale Kemal reports that the Turkish Military “is allegedly very unhappy that it might finally acquire ‘second-hand, not battle-tested and cheap Chinese missiles,’ as opposed to US-made Patriot missile system …. the Turkish military is reportedly also mad at the … Continue reading
The HQ-9: Dissecting Turkey’s Missile Defense Decision
Burak Bekdil, Turkey’s defense corespondent for Hurriyet Daily News and Jane’s Defence Weekly, reports that Turkey is “is strongly leaning toward adopting a Chinese long-range anti-missile and air defense system.” The HQ-9 missile system is reportedly based on and has … Continue reading
Evaluating Turkey’s Missile Defense Plans
In January 2013, Lale Sariibrahimoglu and Nicholas de Larrinaga reported: Turkey has decided to abandon its plans to buy an off-the-shelf system for its T-Loramids surface-to-air missile (SAM) programme and is now seeking to co-develop a SAM system instead. Local … Continue reading
Posted in Missile Defense, NATO, Turkey
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Passive Defense: The Questions Turks Should be Asking about Patriot
Yesterday, I summarized an article I co-authored with Shashank Joshi – a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute- about the Patriot missile system and Turkey’s Syria policy. If you missed yesterday’s post, click here. In general, Shashank and … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Weapons, Missile Defense, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Chemical Weapons, Missile Defense, Patriot, Syria, Turkey
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On 15 February, NATO announced that the final of the the six Patriot batteries was operational. According to the press release, “In response to Turkey’s request, NATO Foreign Ministers decided on 4 December 2012 that NATO would ‘augment Turkey’s air … Continue reading
New Year’s Prediction Revisited: Turkey’s Missile Defense Tender
In early January 2013, I predicted that: Turkey will not be able to reach an agreement for the sale of long range air and missile defenses. US export control laws will continue to hinder progress on the sale of Patriot … Continue reading
Posted in Missile Defense, Turkey, Turkish - US Relations
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NATO Missile Interceptors in Turkey: What is the PAC-3?
Now that the U.S. and Dutch Patriots are on their way to Turkey, I thought it was worth re-posting an article I co-authored with Shashank Joshi – a research fellow at the UK based Royal United Services Institute (follow him … Continue reading
Posted in Israel - Turkey Relations, Missile Defense, NATO, Turkey, Turkish - US Relations
Tagged Missile Defense, NATO, PAC-2, PAC-3, Turkey
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2013 Predictions for Turkey’s Missile and Drone Programs
Apologies for my prolonged absence. I was in Los Angeles for the past two weeks, where I was busily analyzing LA’s food truck scene and re-acquanting myself with my favorite Mexican restaurants. I have concluded that Istanbul needs to import … Continue reading
Russia’s Chances to Win Turkey’s Missile Defense Tender
Turkey, as readers of the blog are well aware, has tried to purchase missile defenses since 1997. Turkey’s initial provider of choice was Israel, but financial issues stemming from Turkey’s 2001 fiscal crisis prevented the sale. Turkey, as I have … Continue reading
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Finding Syrian Road Mobile Missiles and Patriot Limitations
Despite having an incredible edge technologically, the United States military would likely have tremendous difficulties finding Syrian road mobile scuds. While the United States has invested significant resources in improving its abilities in this area, it is still believed that … Continue reading
Posted in Missile Defense, Syria, Turkey
Tagged NATO, PAC-3, Patriot, SM-3, Syria, THAAD, the United States, Turkey
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Turkey Wonk: Nuclear and Political Musings in Turkey and Beyond 