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I see people pointing out that almost all ballistic missiles are hypersonic in the terminal phase, so there is no such thing as a “hypersonic ballistic missile.” What makes Tayfun Block 4 different from other ballistic missiles such that it’s called hypersonic? Or is it just a marketing gimmick?

"TF6000 still has a few years of testing and development ahead" September 2025. It needs to reach a production ready variant before TF10000 can be developed based on it. We need to see TF6000 integrated into a UCAV before we can even start expecting TF10000. Some defense companies tend to...

No, it isn't possible, even in the wildest of imaginations. It took 11 years for the F119 to go from ground test to production model. This engine was developed by the most experienced engine producer in the world, which had already developed eleven jet engines before this one. The same company...

That really depends on how is Turkey going to align itself in the future. If in the future Turkey is going to be a completely independent state that only acts on it's own interests even if it contradicts that of USA then it would face sanctions.

'Defence experts' argue that mid course interceptors are too expensive for Turkey to develop and deploy but even if there is a slight possibility of Turkey finding itself in need to fight a war against a nuclear armed country it should allocate all the resources it can to develop such missiles...