In Turkey they have again … joys and celebrations as the first images from the new Bozdogan air-to-air missile test were released.
It is a weapon system that has been manufactured by Turkey and the topic dominated most of the Turkish media even though the launch took place many days ago.
According to the report of Manolis Kostidis, the CNN TURK television network reported: “We will talk about the air-gas missile Bozdogan, which is produced by Tubitak. Passed target attack test. The missile hit the target aircraft. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared these moments on social networks and congratulated the young engineers who participated in this project.
Four F-16 fighters took off and in coordination with tanker planes carried out the shot off Sinop. The F-16s targeted the Simsek target aircraft, which is also produced in Turkey. The target was fired and engaged.
The Bozdogan missile will be able to be used on F-16s as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. After the attack on the target and the successful test, it is expected to join the arsenal of the Turkish Armed Forces in 2022″.
New provocative statements from the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declared “we will realize the centuries-old dreams of our people” and added that “we will not succumb to pressure”.
Erdogan said: “We are targeting the Turkish Republic with 85 million and with the vision ‘the century of Turkey’ we want to bring it to a stronger position to have greater prosperity and prestige.
Until we realize the centuries-old dreams of our people, we will not stop, we will not succumb to attacks and we will resolutely continue our struggle.”
The issue of the expansion of territorial waters in the Aegean is causing disturbance in the Turkish media. The Turks are targeting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his statements about the 12 miles.
The Haber Global network reported: “Greece, which aims to trap Turkey in a narrow continental shelf, has announced its new action plan. Actions will be taken to determine maritime areas of responsibility with Libya, as will investigations around Crete and the Peloponnese. Mitsotakis gave the message that the paper of extending territorial waters to 12 miles remains on the table. This action is considered by Turkey as a cause of war”.
And he continued: “The paper of 12 miles, which Turkey considers as a cause of war. Mitsotakis sent the message that the issue of the extension of territorial waters in the Aegean to 12 miles remains on the table and stated that when we consider it the right time we will do it”.
