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Actually, I was referring to the Akıncı. If it has radar and cost-effective missiles, it would be suitable for that task. Because iAkıncı can stay in the air for a relatively long time while on patrol duty.

I believe we are currently in a transitional phase in drone warfare. Within five years, we will start countering drones with drones and missiles with missiles. Then, economic sustainability in defensive warfare will begin to emerge a little bit. The current position is illogical; we're deploying...

Against USA

EASA certification with the LHTEC CTS-800 engine is expected to be completed this month. How about TEI TS-1400 engine?

There's something else that worries me. Even if those sluggish Europeans develop a single-use version of the EJ-200, what will the production speed be? If production is left to the Europeans, it will progress at a snail's pace. By the way, I'm seriously wondering why they didn't do this...

The EJ-200/230, customized for single-use applications, solves many problems at once. It would be a non-US option for the Gripen. The same goes for the Hürjet. It could even be the ultimate engine solution for the Kızılelma.

Here we go!

Too late?

The problem isn't the lack of "a captain" in these projects. The UK could be the captain for GCAP, and France for FCAS, if needed. The problem is that the other two main partners, Germany and Japan, are extremely unreliable. These countries are very vulnerable to pressure from the USA. The USA...

It didn't surprise me. An arms partnership involving Germany is very difficult to sustain. Because Germany isn't an independent country. GCAP is next, that program will also collapse, you'll see. This time, the reason for the collapse will be Japan. Japan will change its mind halfway through and...

I’d like to thank @Yasar_TR for helping clarify my intention. And @IC3M@N FX, you’re absolutely right — the first TF35000s will indeed be that expensive. However, the most costly engines remain the GE F110-129s, which unfortunately were never sold to us.

With one exception, I agree with @Zafer. As soon as the TF35000's thrust level catches up to the GE F110 engine, we should immediately start using it on the Kaan fighter jet. There's no need to wait for it to reach the 24000/35000 lbf level. The exception is: Until the engine matures, the Kaans...

Neither FCAS nor GCAP will ever materialize, in my opinion.

The Anka-3 features a gently rounded nose, meaning the rectangular antenna shape wouldn’t need much flattening. As a result, this radar could even operate in the S-band. I’m guessing the antenna will be mounted in the nose area in a two-part V-shape, angled slightly toward the ground rather...

That's even worse. You can't trust someone like that to sell your sophisticated weapons. They could transfer the information about these systems to another country for the slightest benefit.