Greek Defense Minister Nikos Penagiotopoulos has said that Athens and the United States will likely modernize its existing military bases being used by the U.S
Turkey has sought 40 new F-16 Fighter Jets from the U.S
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted verification landing of the U.S
Aside of seeking a second batch of S-400 Air Defense System (ADS) as well as technology transfer to build some of its components, Turkey has hinted that a partnership with Russia on fighter jets and submarines could be on the cards. President Erdogan's quick hop to the Russian city of Sochi last week where he met President Vladimir Putin signals the beginning of a deepening defense partnership far beyond the purchase of a stand-alone S-400 ADS
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed broadening of their cooperation on S-400 missile system during a bilateral meeting held in Sochi city on Wednesday. "They spoke about extending cooperation in the military and technical sphere as well as the maintenance and future cooperation regarding S-400 [air defense systems], and discussed a possibility of manufacturing certain components of the [S-400 system] on the territory of Turkey," Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by
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Turkey's President Recept Tayyip Erdogan asserted his country was considering a second battery of S-400 in a move that will further strain relations with the United States. “Nobody will be able to interfere in terms of what kind of defense systems we acquire, from which country, at what level,” Erdoğan told CBS News in New York this past week where he had gone to attend the UN General Assembly