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I would like Tayfun Block 4 with a 2,500 kg thermobaric warhead (Gazap Warhead XL Version) with an explosion radius of 3-5 km. That corresponds to a small tactical nuclear bomb. Ideal for deterring Israel. If you build 200-300 of these warheads as backup, it won't even cost 300-400 million USD...

That's what I mean, I don't want to attack you or declare your source unprofessional, but you know yourself what fanboy talk is. And let's be honest, no matter what technological leaps we've made in the last 10 years, we have to view many things with skepticism and not take every piece of...

Where from? Is there a reliable source that officially confirms this? I'm not talking about an X (Twitter) account belonging to military expert Person A, B, or C, but official statements from Aselsan/TAI. It would surprise me if they had disclosed almost all of the TAI KAAN's features publicly...

Is this confirmed or just speculation? If KAAN has 360° AESA radar then it would inevitably have to have SU-57 MARS (DARS). We know that it has AESA Radar + DAS, but MARS was more a wish of all of us than the actual reality. To this day there is no official confirmation.

Sorry, my mistake, but I don't see any significant difference between the two engines we can see here. In itself, an engine like the GE-F404 is actually the ideal engine, but it is too expensive for a drone that is calculated from the outset as a loss system (combat). For the Ivchenko Progress...

I don't see this as a handicap in a fight, all fighters fire the afterburner without exception, so Kizilelma has a thrust to weight ratio of 1.1-1.2 even with one TF-10000 engine in Afterburner Mode. Twin Engine config is nice to have but not necessary.

However, it is possible that the introduction will simply take place without weapons tests and that these will be carried out over time, while they have already been handed over to the armed forces. Because so far only the F-16 Özgür II (Block 30) have received Aselsan systems, where...

I consider this unlikely, although nothing can be ruled out, of course, given that Sungur systems are presumably installed. These work with visual/infrared target acquisition; however, it is possible that they also receive radar data from other systems in order to perform preliminary detection...

VTOLs are strategically important and a real multiplier. They could also be used to turn frigates and destroyers into small drone carriers. If these could carry a payload of 150-200 kg, they could also be used tactically against enemy ships, including for patrol flights and reconnaissance.

I find it highly unrealistic that the TAI KAAN could be delivered by the end of 2028 — even by late 2028. Of the six announced prototypes, there is still no trace — we have seen neither images of their assembly nor concrete indications of their completion, and we are already approaching August...

We would need at least 40 Tranche 4/5 (+20 optional) of these so that no one in the area surrounding Turkey gets any silly ideas. With the F-16 Özgür II + Akinci & TB2/3, we would have enough time until 2033/34 to make TAI KAAN, Kizilelma and Anka 3 really operational (the platform already...

Block 10 2028/29 GE F-110 Engine, "Initial Operational Capability" Block 20 2032 with improved stealth coating + UAV teaming, including electronic maturity of the on-board systems for deployment. Block 30 2034/35 TEI TF-35000 engine and minor to moderate improvements to both hardware and...

It is only a matter of time before Egypt and the UAE stab Turkey in the back again. Anyone who has been watching closely over the past few years can see a pattern: they play the partner card as long as it suits them, and then switch sides as soon as they think they can get more elsewhere. This...

A trainer and a 5 Generation fighter jet are two different things. Egypt is unpredictable. The transfer of technology and participation in the project would be an enormous risk. What can Egypt offer apart from money, which is not particularly abundant anyway? It would be just as easy to...