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what partnership model could we offer when we're so far in development? The aircraft's sensor suit is already developed, its engine is in CDR and we started printing KAAN prototypes. Time will tell but maybe having no partner was a blessing for us. Having one chef in the kitchen gives us...

Much appreciated (y) can you also give us a perspective on military turbofan testing campaign? by that I mean, assume the company has designed and built the first prototype and we fired the engine the first time. Between the first firing and delivery into service, what percentage of engineering...

3 prototypes side by side

this is amazing to watch

@Nilgiri what is the minimum requirement an engine needs to satisfy before it's integrated with a platform? is hitting certain thrust targets enough to give the go?

the engine prototype will be fired first time in 2028, earliest. this comes from TAI CEO. we have just entered the CDR phase. so there is no TF35k to run, yet. we haven't started building the first prototype. so what you say is literally impossible.

you can't nuke a country that has second strike capability. can you detect, track and destroy Israel's submarines before nuking Israel?

The US is against the sale of KAAN to Saudi Arabia

From TUSAŞ CEO regarding TF35K: "PDR phase completed, transitioned to CDR. 1.5-year detailed design process has begun. Goal: First prototype tests in 2028-29, aircraft integration in 2029-30. Process is fast but we must accelerate even further." I argued 4 months ago that the 2026 date...

the news about TÜRKSAT7A is legit. The bs part is the launching of the satellite by Turkish rockets.

these knuckle-heads(@Turkish Century) think sending a 4ton+ satellite into GEO is something that can be done in a few years. We don't even have any projects to develop a launch vehicle at that class. Our near-term goal is to launch a rocket with 400kg payload to LEO in a few years. Then there...

TUSAŞ CEO: "The 10 engines we have are sufficient for the prototypes. We are awaiting engines from the USA, and we are currently in the final stage of the approval process. We will likely receive approval for the first batch of blocks 10 and 20 this month, or perhaps next month. ✈️"

i was looking to find out about P1's landing gear bays(and its non-existent doors), only to find out they blurred them on the video. what could be the reason?

The question was not related to the ongoing discussion in the thread. I'm curious if we're building extra capacity or this mantra of "39 ships at the same time" is the highest we're ever gonna get

Are there new shipyards being built that can make 3k+ tons ships? Will we see any capacity increase in the next five years?