Recent content by MonteCarlo

What are your thoughts on FNSS hybrid with Alka laser integrated? I thought it was a promising project since you already need a big battery for the laser itself and electric vehicle can easily run the laser and the engine from the same battery

More TB-3 for land forces. Where is TB-2AI and when will Navy start to recieve TB-3's are good questions at this point.

3 E-ZPT's delivered to land forces as part of the 100 unit electric armored personnel carrier order

SOM-B1T with K-3200 engine will entire inventory after a qualification test this week

Hitting a plane with a ballistic missile is straight up impossible. They simply don't have the maneuverability and accuracy needed for it. Even hitting ships like Tayfun-3 are pushing the limits of the technology For very long range air-to-air ramjet or even a turbojet on a big missile makes...

If Roketsan keeps and increases Assan's portfolio which should be the plan since there was only one bidder at this "tender". It is getting a: - huge factory in Ankara that can produce millions of 155mm and six digit MK bombs - Expolsive production factory in Kırkkale(same place Roketsan is...

Assan was sold to Roketsan for 471 million Dollars according to Sözcü. Looks like a best possible ending for a farcical and terrible situation. I was afraid it was going to be sold to a big holding with "connections" and get hollowed out. Still a very bad move that will discourage further...

24 billion dollars budget for Steel Dome Very nice amount but my main question is that what classifies as "Steel Dome component"? We have seen ES/EW systems classified as Steel dome delivery so is Koral and Hava Soj steel dome investment too? Is TF-2000 steel dome? Is a AKINCI with a Fulmar-500...

Info about the A-400 pool: The funding will come from the regular NATO payments the 7 partner countries make, 12 new planes will be built. They will be used for NATO missions, exercises etc just like shared MRTT pool. Although it is not enough to solve our Cargo problem, it should elevate some...

130th Anka UAV with Aselflir-500 on display at NATO defence industry day

Koral 200 in NATO summit defence industry day. Photo by:

Prototypes fly with pitot tubes; serial production units without. It is pretty easy to remove since it doesn't provide anything besides more telemetry data for testing

Anka-3 fly by during the Nato summit TAI tour

Tayfun block 3 will enter Navy inventory this year. I wasn't expecting that at all, huge news.

Police force will receive their first GÖKBEY helicopter in 2 weeks and second one will be delivered in August