Germany approves $370m arms sale to Turkiye, in first major export deal in years

Germany has approved the delivery of weapons to Turkiye worth hundreds of millions of dollars, in the first such major deal in years since Berlin sidelined Ankara over its domestic and foreign policy moves. According to the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, the Federal Security Council of Germany recently approved a significant arms export deal with Turkiye, which includes 100 anti-aircraft missiles and torpedoes for the Turkish navy and major modernisation packages for its submarines and frigates, as well as 100 RAM missiles worth around €100 million ($110 million) and 28 SeaHake torpedoes for a total of €156 million ($171 million). The total value of the approved deal is expected to amount to approximately €336 million ($369 million). It is the […]