It is not like that TM100 will take all og Rotax’s market share. There will definitely be a segment for TM100 be it due to price, quality or geopolitical.
Relax. It was merely said that is could become a civilian product as well. Which is something Baykar has said that Türkiye needs to leap into in general. It will not be tomorrow. But if Baykar desires it, they will make it happen.
Hopefullty TM100 can grap a significant share of the civilian market as well. If it can outcompete Rotax by being better and cheaper it could over the next decade become a huge export success for Turkiye.
Why does Turkiye allow RAF to use her airspace when flying missions in support of the PKK? This aircraft was ferrying 2 Typhoons to the location from Cyprus.
EU folks here acting like the union is eternal. Even in the most critical hour (Ukraine, US tariffs etc.), the EU states cannot agree on anything of importance. It is a matter of decades before EU countries will start killing each other again.
I think it is both. Can be used as a cruise missile on a pre-defined target or can be sent into a theater to look for targets. Doesn't have to be either or.
Because a private-led company is (1) more open to talk about projects that can be considered important/sensitive (2) move faster than public companies.