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Türkiye's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program began in 1999 when Türkiye joined as an applicant participant. The process continued with Türkiye becoming a Level III partner in the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase on 11 July 2002 and signing the Memorandum of Understanding for Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development (PSFD) on 25 January 2007. As part of this, Türkiye became a potential user of the F-35A fighter aircraft and one of the partner nations in the program’s

Pituffik Space Base, United States Department of Defense-operated military facility located in the northwest of Greenland. The base was established in 1951 under a defense agreement signed between Denmark and the United States. Operated by the 821st Space Base Group, it is the United States’ northernmost military installation. Approximately 650 personnel are stationed at the base, around 200 of whom are members of the United States Air Force and Space Force.US Army Corps of Engineers, ''People:

Ayfer Gök (b. 1977, Bucak – d. 9 February 2001, Karaman/Ermenek) was a Turkish Air Force combat pilot. She is remembered as Turkey’s first female martyr pilot. She was killed during a training flight in an F-5A aircraft while serving at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command. Youth and Education Ayfer Gök was born in 1977 in the district of Bucak, Burdur, as the fourth daughter of Ümmü Gülsüm Gök and Halit Gök. She lost her father at the age of one and was raised by her mother. During her childhood she w

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has faced numerous controversies, investigations, and shortcomings in its development supply chain, resulting in persistent safety concerns since its first flight in 2006. During this period, particularly since 2014, various accidents and incidents have sparked significant public and defense community debates regarding the operational reliability and technical competence of the F-35 platform. Below is a chronological account of F-35 accidents occurring since Jun

The B-1B Lancer, also known as "The Bone," is a long-range, multirole, supersonic conventional bomber aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) (long). Originally designed for nuclear missions, it has fully transitioned to a conventional role since the mid-1990s (United States Air Force). The B-1B, in service since 1985, is expected to remain operational until at least 2040 and beyond (Boeing). B-1B Lancer (Source: Pixabay) " image-alternate="" image-element-format="right"> Historical De

The B-1B Lancer, also known as "The Bone," is a long-range, multirole, supersonic conventional bombardment aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) (Boeing). Although originally designed for nuclear missions, it transitioned entirely to a conventional role by the mid-1990s (United States Air Force). The B-1B, in service since 1985, is expected to remain operational until 2040 and beyond (Boeing). B-1B Lancer (Source: Pixabay) " image-alternate="" image-element-format="right"> Historical