>Shorty after last month visit of Admiral Ataç to Athens it was announced that Turkish and Greek navies are going to hold a joint military exercise.It is yet early to speculate about the details (Photoex, Passex or something else) of this exercise and about its scope.But it seems that the "confidence building measures" discussed by... Continue Reading →
>Military Exercises Canceled
>Greek and Turkish Cypriot administrations announced that they are cancelling their planed military exercise bilaterally. It is hoped this gestures will increse the mutual trust and help the ongoing talks between two sides.It is yet early to speculate the pros and cons of such gestures. But is such moves are really going to help the... Continue Reading →
>Noble Midas 08
>Without much fanfare or public announcements NATO has stater ted its biggest annual maritime exercise: Noble Midas 08 (NMS 08)Fifteen NATO nations will participate NMS 08 from 26 September until 10 October 2008 in the Central Mediterranean.The purpose of NMS 08 is to provide training focused on NATO Response Force (NRF) missions to maritime forces... Continue Reading →
