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Turkey, UAE
Turkey's Abu Dhabi cyber charm offensive flops at GISEC

Ankara is trying to lay the foundations of a Turkish-Emirati partnership in cyber defence, but the plan is hampered by lingering mutual mistrust.

The Agencies' Gazette
Israeli anti-missile system, Turkish-Kazakh cooperation, Macron decorates special forces

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan.

Israel/GulfRiyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama eye Tel Aviv's anti-missile shield

Turkey/KazakhstanKazakh and Turkish military intelligence services strengthen rapprochement

FrancePresident Emmanuel Macron and Special Forces' love-in continues

Turkey
Secure network specialist DataFlowX backed by Havelsan in Dubai

At the UAE cybersecurity trade fair GISEC, Ankara presented DataFlowX, a brand of unidirectional networks. A true product of the country's public-private partnerships, it is a perfect example of the Turkish defence industrial sector's determination to establish itself internationally.

Kazakhstan, Turkey
Turkish defence group Aselsan pursues partnership with Nur-Sultan

Taking advantage of Kazakhstan's desire to upgrade its military equipment and Turkey's "drone diplomacy", the defence group Aselsan is swinging into action to strengthen its partnership with Nur-Sultan.

Kazakhstan, Turkey, UAE
In view of Ukraine, Kazakhstan is ramping up its defence agreements and contracts

While the majority of Central Asian countries remain cautiously neutral on the war in Ukraine, Kazakhstan appears to have become the key focal point in the region for European and Asian countries. While maintaining a measured impartiality, Nur-Sultan has continued to reorganise and modernise its internal security and defence apparatus.

Turkey, Ukraine
MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance

Keen to show its support to Kyiv without alienating Russia, Turkey has had a fine balancing act to play since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Continued drone sales to Volodymyr Zelensky have put its relations with Moscow to the test.

Turkey
Turkey highlights safe satellite communication capacity to promote drone exports

Ankara has taken a step towards an independent and exporting defence industry with the deployment of a new secure military satellite communications system. This comes after criticism of its drones being highly vulnerable to detection.

France, Turkey
Thales quietly teams with Turkish Defense industry on new spy ship

The MIT's first intelligence corvette, which launched last month, was built by Turkish defence companies and Yaltes, the local subsidiary of Thales. The vessel signals Turkish intelligence's growing activity in the Mediterranean, where it is competing against France.

Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Turkey navigates narrow strait between Ukrainian defence and Russian gas

Turkey has been on good terms with Ukraine for several years, particularly in defence, however it is too soon to break things off with Russia, one of its key gas suppliers.

Spotlight | France, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
Zelensky's navy on fast track to NATO-compatibility

The embryonic Ukrainian navy was not invited to participate in NATO's Sea Shield naval exercise in the Black Sea, which ended on 29 March. But, given the latest military contracts handed out by Kiev, its ships should soon be compatible with those of the alliance.

Canada, Turkey
Ankara finds solution to Wescam embargo

Ankara has maintained a communication channel with Ottawa after the federal State's 5 October decision to slap an embargo on [...]

Qatar
Barzan picks foreign partners according to strategic interests

Against the backdrop of the political upheavals that continue to play out in the region, Doha is establishing its new defence holding company.

Turkey
Erdogan reinvents Turkey's cyber world

Turkish Airlines may become an unlikely force to be reckoned with in Turkish cyber security. The part publicly-owned company recently [...]

Qatar, Turkey
Akademi Sancak, Ankara's secret move to support Doha

Turkey has sent a private security company to assist its ally Qatar.

Turkey
Secure communications for nothing

The Turkish parliamentary inquiry that has been set up to [...]