Category: NATOSource

Three companies bidding to build Turkey’s first aircraft carrier

By Today's Zaman

Dutch Patriot missiles shipped to Turkey amid threat from Syrian civil war

By AP

From AP:  The Dutch military is shipping its Patriot missiles to fellow NATO member Turkey to boost its air defenses amid the escalating war in neighboring Syria.

More Russian military aircraft near Norway in 2012, highest number since 2007

By Trude Pettersen, Barents Observer

From Trude Pettersen, Barents Observer:  Norwegian fighter jets were scrambled 41 times and identified a total of 71 Russian airplanes in 2012. In 2011 there were 34 scramblings and 48 identifications, in 2010 36 scramblings and 37 identifications. . . . The increased number of identified planes is in line with Russian political statements about […]

Lithuanian contingent begins standby duty in the NATO Response Force

By Lithuania's Ministry of Defense

Dutch Patriot missiles to leave for Turkey on Monday

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  The Dutch Patriot missile defense systems will leave the Netherlands for Turkey On Jan. 7 to support the NATO operation Anatolian Protector, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.

US troops arrive in Turkey to prepare deployment of Patriot missiles

By PressTV/Iran

From PressTV/Iran:  Turkish media reported on Friday that the 27-member team of US military forces had arrived in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. The team will also inspect the site of the batteries.

Bosnia sends first combat unit to Afghanistan

By AFP

From AFP:  Bosnia’s parliament on Thursday backed the deployment of the country’s first combat unit to Afghanistan

The Menace of Syrian Chemical Weapons

By Jamie M. Fly, Wall Street Journal

From Jamie M. Fly, Wall Street Journal:  Given that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would likely result in outside intervention, which Assad clearly wishes to avoid, a greater threat might be what happens to his chemical arsenal once his regime collapses and the stockpiles go unprotected.

Turkey’s former army chief detained over 1997 coup

By Today's Zaman

From Today’s Zaman:  Former Chief of General Staff retired Gen. İsmail Hakkı Karadayı was detained on Thursday for questioning over his suspected role in the ousting of a coalition government on Feb. 28, 1997.