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A typical Western or Fail Analysis from Wannabees Expert's: when Turkey expands culturally, economically and technologically and asserts itself on the global stage, people speak of ‘neo-Ottomanism’; when it enters into treaties, cooperation agreements and alliances with countries in the Middle...

Who would have thought it – first they impose sanctions on us, and then they come crawling back. Ideally, we should sell them everything they need, but without cooperating in value creation, we shouldn’t reward such a countries with cooperation; we should simply view them as good customers.

How many Siper batteries do we have at present, and how many will we have by the end of 2026 – is 6–7 a realistic figure? What is the current status of Siper Block 2 – when will it be officially handed over to the armed forces? This needs to happen faster... we need at least 12–14 active Siper...

Is there any information on when the maiden flight will take place?

Hopefully

I see it differently: it is better to gain this experience now, and it should show the global public that we are a spacefaring nation – that brings not only prestige but also contracts. I still consider a localisation rate of over 80% to be a very good figure; by the end of 2030, we can...

Israel is powerless to act – in all three theatres, people are simply waiting for a flashpoint and a fatal mistake on Israel’s part, in the form of a military strike against Turkey. Should this happen, the following would occur: the US would have to deploy massive numbers of troops and equipment...

Baykar should consider developing a drone capable of carrying a payload of 80–90 kg and featuring VSTOL capabilities – our frigates and destroyers would certainly welcome this. If every frigate or destroyer could carry 2–4 such drones, the operational range and utility would be immense...

Different League more Champions League in Color Grading and presentation. I think this is the best image composition Baykar has produced or commissioned to date. The Mavi Vatan Clip It’s a good idea! But the execution is absolutely dreadful. I hadn’t used any quick cuts, but rather calm shots...

And to hell with them… as far as I’m concerned, they can celebrate it 100 times over – they’re powerless now. They can’t achieve anything operationally anymore. Like the ETA, they’ll slowly disintegrate from within. I hope our government pushes this forward; there will certainly still be...

That costs money and we have not the capacity – we’re not the US, Russia or China, which can manufacture and maintain 4–5 different types of manned aircraft on a long-term basis. For us, 2–3 aircraft is really as far as we can go. TAI KAAN TAI Hürjet TAI Hürküs That actually puts us in a very...

Diameter, weight and length – the F-110/TF-35000 is simply in a league of its own, even without afterburner. You can’t just swap out engines like that; you’d have to completely redesign the airframe. The result would inevitably be a new aircraft. The standard F-404 engine, as a single-jet unit...

That may all be true, but the aircraft simply needs more Power/Thrust – 17,700 lbf is just not enough. For LCA & Naval platform, the range and the kinematics, you need at least 20,000 lbf, or better still 22,000 lbf. How do you intend to control the Airspace in open Sea, apart from Ship Air...

Why? An TF-10000 can replace the AI322F on a one-to-one basis – do we currently have an F-404-class engine? No … will we have an F-404/414-class engine within the next 8–10 years? No … the focus for the time being is on the TF-6000/10,000 and the TF-35,000. The Hürjet, as a trainer and light...

It doesn’t, after all, depend on the success or failure of the Hürjet programme with British or European buyers. The Target Markets for the Hürjet Trainer and the LCA are Africa, the Middle East, Turkish Staates, Asia and perhaps South America as well. However, this would mean phasing out the...