A Turkish defense outlet published a simulation video showing its Hisar-O air defense missile system intercepting and sh...

A Turkish defense outlet published a simulation video showing its Hisar-O air defense missile system intercepting and shooting down a Greek Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet. The video was released by Defence Turk as part of a feature on Turkey's "Steel Dome" air defense architecture, which includes systems like the Korkut, Sungur, Hisar-A, and Hisar-O. The simulation shows the Hisar-O system locating, locking onto, and intercepting an airborne target. At the end of the sequence, the "enemy" aircraft is revealed to be a Mirage 2000-5, a type operated exclusively by the Hellenic Air Force among NATO members in the region. The timing is striking. The video was published just days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly stated that Turkey does not consider Greece an enemy, but rather a "neighbor and ally within NATO." Erdogan made those remarks during a period when Ankara has been presenting itself as a stabilizing force in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. The choice of a specifically Greek aircraft as the simulated target is not incidental, according to Greek defense reporting. Turkish military scenarios and presentations have previously cast Greece in an adversary role, but the specificity here, naming a particular Greek jet type within a production tied to Turkey's national air defense doctrine, gives this instance sharper symbolism. Defence Turk framed the video as a demonstration of Turkish technological capability. Turkish officers from both operational units and the Air Defense Training and Simulation Center were quoted in the accompanying report. #Greece #Turkey #Aegean