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5 STOBAR carriers?We probably need planes for 5 ships. 12x5x1.3 = 78 + exports = 100+ for each navalized plane type in peace time and more if we enter a war.
Dreaming is free5 STOBAR carriers?
TCG Anadolu, TCG Trakya and 3 aircraft carriers. I don't agree to STOBAR, we can develop a modern UCAV focused CATOBAR in a reasonable timeframe and cost and make 3 of them.5 STOBAR carriers?
When you say a version of the Kaan with canards from the early concepts and a single engine, do you mean this?By the time we build aircraft carrier, sam systems and 5th generation aircraft will be even more common. Hürjet, or even twin engine something based on Hürjet ( ie F18 A/B copy) is simply not good enough and not worth building an aircraft carrier for. Even the drones that accompany it are low observable. Furthermore engine procurement is even more likely to cause problems for this kind of capability. The engines we will have accessible for the aircraft built will either be 2x TF10000, Tf35000, or possible Korean KF21 engine designed to replace F414.
This being a stobar carrier, KAAN naval variant makes most sense for it to be able to fly with sufficient payload but this will be very expensive. Otherwise, we can either go for a single Engine KAAN that is like Turkish F35C and add catobar to ship, which is also expensive.
Other options are either, the version of the Kaan with canards from the early concepts and single engine, or if we have F414 equivalent,
This looks like a nice concept, but would probably have very limited payload and internal bays. If we are to build a large carrier though again, the plane must make it worth our money and time.
When you say a version of the Kaan with canards from the early concepts and a single engine, do you mean this?
Well yes but a quarter of what KAAN can carry may be more than other planes with lower thrust to weight ratio can. At least its got two huge engines. A single engine plane might be even more dependent on Catobar if it isn't magic airframe like Gripen or somethingkaan is huge. sure people have been using flankers for naval aircraft which are even bigger but kaan ain't ideal for naval use. especially without catobar.
unless y'all wanna run the jet with a quarter of what it can carry or something
Can't wait to see that deck filled to the brim with drones.This is just beautiful. And an angle we haven't seen much before for Anadolu.
We need more Seahawks
The T-625 should have already started to be derived as a light-medium naval utility/ASW helicopter, similar to the AW159 Wildcat concept. It may not be as heavy-duty as the Seahawks, but we could have solved this by inducting it into the inventory in much larger numbers. Ministries can wait a bit, the urgent need on the rotary wing side is still in our force commands. Our armed forces structures require a very large helicopter inventory both on the land forces side and on the naval side.Maybe we get T-625 and later T-925 which will be equipped for ASW Role.
The T-625 should have already started to be derived as a light-medium naval utility/ASW helicopter, similar to the AW159 Wildcat concept. It may not be as heavy-duty as the Seahawks, but we could have solved this by inducting it into the inventory in much larger numbers. Ministries can wait a bit, the urgent need on the rotary wing side is still in our force commands. Our armed forces structures require a very large helicopter inventory both on the land forces side and on the naval side.
Yeah there should have been additional Seahawks when Anadolu joined to navy, not existing ones to put there.We need more Seahawks
Article says 32 VLS as well. Interesting but meaningful choice considering lack of A2A fighter. Probably also makes it easier to manage lower number of AD Destroyers.