Speaking at a Turkish Armed Forces' ceremony, Defence Chief Hulusi Akar condemned Greece after the country's S-300 air defence system locked onto Turkish jets last week in a "hostile act."
Turkish defence ministry sources say that Greece's Russia-made S-300 system stationed on the island of Crete placed radar locks on Turkish fighter jets.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar underlines that issues between Ankara and Athens should not affect the EU's and NATO's relations with Türkiye.
Türkiye has been seeking a deal with the US for the sale of F-16s and upgrade kits for earlier models of the fighter jet.
Bangkok deployed two fighter planes after "an unidentified aircraft crossed into Thailand in Tak province" before disappearing from radar, the Royal Thai Air Force said in a statement.
A confidence-building step between Washington and Ankara would help enable broader cooperation in the delicate act of balancing Russia.
Islamabad’s rival in New Delhi has already acquired the French Rafale jets and the Chinese J10-C jets are viewed as a direct response to the Indian acquisition.
The drone detected near the Turkey-Syria border by the military violated Turkish airspace six times before it was finally shot down by F-16 jets.
The Pakistan Army is making a concerted effort to relieve itself of its dependency on the US, and it might be working.
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