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I’ve said before that this thing is crying out for a powerful engine with 14,000 lbf wet thrust and 8,000 lbf dry thrust as a single-jet variant. Its potential will probably only be truly realised with 2x AI322F or TF-10000 engines. Then it can also keep up with small fighter aircraft, provided...

Yes, they failed in Iran – at least the HQ9s – but this failure has less to do with the system itself and more to do with the networked integration within the system, that is, the integration of systems within a complete IADS through sensor fusion and all radar systems. Iran has not the the...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMP/T But what you mean is a localised version, in which Italy contributes more added value to its own industry. If they sell this version to third parties – that is, the Italian version – they still have to ask France whether that’s okay. France then receives its...

As far as I know, SAMP/T and SAMP/T NG are an Italian-French project, but the effectors – that is, the missiles – were developed and manufactured by MBDA; the UK, France and Italy are involved, and perhaps Germany and Spain too, but only indirectly. I don’t think the Italians will go to the...

Yes, we need that really, but what good is it to us if we don’t have access? Look at it from their perspective: we’re their rivals (France) in the oil and gas sector and in the Mediterranean and Middle East networks; they want access via Greece and the Israel/UAE, and we’re standing in their...

France would use its veto

https://turdef.com/article/what-kaan-teaches-europe-about-sovereign-air-power

Do you have any idea what the ranges of the Tayfun Block 1–4 are? Tayfun Block 1 -> 600 - 800+ km? Tayfun Block 2 -> 1000+ km? Tayfun Block 3 -> ? Tayfun Block 4 -> 1500+ km? (Hypersonic) Cenk Block 1? -> 2000 - 2500+ km?

I hope Cenk or Gezgin or both.

It doesn’t matter; secretly they applaud it, but since they have to present themselves as upholding certain values to the outside world, they officially criticise it. Why do I know this? ... There are no sanctions against the US or Israel on the same scale as those imposed on Russia, which is...

And how are they planning to pull that off? SAMP-T is also a French project; I doubt they’ll grant us access to these systems, let alone transfer the technology. In my opinion, the report is complete nonsense. We will not be getting IRIS-T, SAMP-T, PATRIOT PAC 2/3, David Sling, THAAD or Arrow...

Do we now know the configuration of the TEI TF-35000? My Config: 1x Fan LPC (2-stage) & HPC (6-stage) 8-Stages HPT (2-stage) LPT (2-stage) Bypass Ratio 0,45 <-- Performance and cooling = Sweetspot The sections in detail: Fan (single-stage): Must be designed for a very wide operating range...

They probably gambled that the population would turn against the regime in the first few weeks. Apparently, this tactic hasn’t worked, and now they’re putting pressure on the population as well. Because Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Conversely, if there ever was a genuine opposition in...

That is true, but the US’s unease towards China highlights the fact that its operational reach in Asia is far more limited than is often assumed. As its influence rests almost exclusively on Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, Washington’s power base remains fragile, particularly as India is...

But that is precisely the point: as soon as you reach the threshold of that state, you will feel the full force of it coming at you from all sides – and that is certain. Do you really believe that Russia and China actually want Iran to possess nuclear weapons? They, too, do not want to negotiate...