Greece and Turkey have had many disputes over the Aegean Sea. These disputes have been going for a long time. many are over the sovereignty and the specific and related rights of that area. To this day they still have disputes and conflicts. It has affected their relation since 1970. Some of the issued that have made this matter hard are the following: the delimitation of territorial waters, national airspace, exclusive economic zones, flight information regions, and military control. These issues have been trying to be resolves since 1998 and that is a long time. they still have not resolved any issued to this day. Recent reports mentioned that two Turkish fighter jets recently entered the Athens flight information Region. This caused a lot of tension between the countries. It is not a good idea to violate these rules. It was not just one violation it was four/ the violated that airspace in the northeastern and southwestern Aegean. But it is a good thing and good news that the Turkish jets did not engage in combat which is good because it would have been a big issue and it would have started long term struggles. This tension has caused problems. But per the National Defense Staff (GEETHA) the Turkish jets were reported as of not flying in formation. They were not armed as well. So in a way, this was a peaceful violation and it did not require or need protection from Greek. This did not cause or lead to many fights. They were able to clearly identify the jets which made it a really good idea. They found out that all the jets were identified and were intercepted according to international law. Read more >>

In the civil aviation industry asset management is key to running a successful and profitable business model. With parts in high demand, low in numbers and exorbitant in price, one can feasibly cut costs and increase efficiency of the entire organization by improving asset functionality and maintenance. Business Development and Sales for Aerospace & Defense at IFS, Espen Olsen believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) and augmented reality are two monumentally important technologies that will start to dramatically develop in 2017 and holds the key to unlocking the ceiling in terms of potential within your business. With aircraft sales set to triple by 20134, The Internet of Things (IoT) will drive the use of Aircraft Health Monitoring Systems (AHMS). Read more >>

On December 16 2016, there was an article posted on Defence Blog that talks about how South Korea is working on its own Long range air to ground missile in response to North Korea’s growing military threat. This was announced by the State Arms procurement agency. The DAPA of Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to research on relevant missile technology for 2018. By 2031, they plan to have about 200 air to surface Taurus class missiles. Read more >>

Northrup Grumman, the leading global security company has announced that their modified E-2D Hawkeye has completed its first flight. Northrup Grumman was awarded back in 2013 an engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) contract in order to design, develop, manufacture and test several sub-system upgrades in order to accommodate aerial refueling capabilities. Program Manager, E-2/C-2 Airborne Tactical Data System Program Office (PMA-231), Captain Keith Hash lauds the Northrup Grumman Aerial refueling team for their efforts in bringing this essential capability to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye which will allow the E-2D to extend its mission times by providing longer on-station times at greater range in support of the warfighter. Read more >>

On November 30^th 2016, there was an article posted on Combat Aircraft talking about how there is a possible foreign military sale to Poland for the AGM 158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff missile – extended range or JASSM-ER. This was announced by the US Dense Security Cooperation Agency of DSCA. Read more >>