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2021-01-25 16:06:19 GMT2021-01-26 00:06:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ANKARA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Air Forces performed a training mission in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Defense Ministry said on Monday. "The F-16, F4-E 2020 jet planes and CN-235 CASA, E7-T (HIK) and KC-135R air refueling planes, which took off from our bases affiliated to our Air Force Command, carried out training missions in the Eastern Mediterranean," the ministry tweeted. The military exercise comes o...

January 8, 2021 ANKARA Among 30 countries with satellites in space, Turkey’s new communications satellite Turksat 5A has been successfully launched into orbit on Friday. According to information compiled by Anadolu Agency, Turkey has three communication satellites, namely Turksat 3A, Turksat 4A, Turksat 4B. It also has three observation satellites — Gokturk-1, Gokturk-2, and Rasat. The number of Turkey’s active satellites in space will rise to seven when Turksat 5A settles into orbit. Tur...

The Air Force Command signed on Wednesday (30) a confidential contract with the Finnish company Iceye for the purchase of a terrestrial observation satellite valued at R $ 175 million. The contract was signed with exemption from bidding authorized by the Air Force commander, air brigadier Carlos Moretti Bermudez, alleging “national security”. Iceye satellites use SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology to monitor the ground. Simply put, they use radio pulses that allow them to observe the...