<description>&lt;div class="adn ads" data-message-id="164dc79ba33383c3" data-legacy-message-id="164dc79ba33383c3"&gt; &lt;div class="gs"&gt; &lt;div class=""&gt; &lt;div id=":1ji" class="ii gt virtru-processed-1720 virtru-message" data-virtru-hooked="true"&gt; &lt;div id=":1jh" class="a3s aXjCH m164dc79ba33383c3"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Turkey has poured a lot of money into its indigenous defense industry. To talk about the state of Turkish aerospace, &lt;span class="il"&gt;Aaron&lt;/span&gt; spoke to Tony Osborne, London Bureau Chief at Aviation Week, about Ankara's indigenous development programs, spanning unmanned aerial vehicles to 5th generation fighter aircraft. The two also discussed on-going US-Turkish tensions and what that could mean for the F-35 fighter program in Turkey and how that could impact Turkish Air Force planning.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="yj6qo"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="ajx"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Support Turkey Wonk over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast, the Patreon for both Turkey Wonk and Arms Control Wonk!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="gA gt acV"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Turkey Wonk

Aaron Stein

Turkish Aerospace: A Deep Dive

JUL 31, 201849 MIN
Turkey Wonk

Turkish Aerospace: A Deep Dive

JUL 31, 201849 MIN

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Turkey has poured a lot of money into its indigenous defense industry. To talk about the state of Turkish aerospace, Aaron spoke to Tony Osborne, London Bureau Chief at Aviation Week, about Ankara's indigenous development programs, spanning unmanned aerial vehicles to 5th generation fighter aircraft. The two also discussed on-going US-Turkish tensions and what that could mean for the F-35 fighter program in Turkey and how that could impact Turkish Air Force planning. Support Turkey Wonk over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast, the Patreon for both Turkey Wonk and Arms Control Wonk!