Recent content by Pilatino

I'm pretty sure we'll see it on more platforms soon if we really want to pull off multiple reuses like SpaceX, you need super precise control during re-entry and landing. Roketsan's sounding rocket tests back in 2018-2021 shown the booster separates and then the upper stage does these crazy...

And we're still waiting for that, unfortunately...

GASLIGHTING !!!

Bitter thing is everytime when PKK is about to lose it, our 34234234 years old state mind decides to give them a kiss of life.

You’re comparing apples and oranges.🙂 Link-16, Link-22 and T-Link aren’t meant to push huge data rates. They exist to pass small but critical stuff like tracks, IDs, shoot cues) reliably and under jamming, not to stream raw sensor data. The “200+ MB/s F-35” number is internal sensor processing...

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Erdoğan Karakuş: ▪️We discussed this with Selçuk Bayraktar. There will be four types of KIZILELMA. ▪️KIZILELMA will be capable of performing the same functions as the F-35. ▪️TAI also has the TİSU (UCAV). It has an offensive unmanned combat aircraft. 👀 ▪️We are also...

Alright, We don’t have to agree; discussions would be boring if everyone thought the same anyway. Let’s keep the thread clean and focus on KAAN itself as you suggested. I’ll save my ideas about it for another day and another village. 🙃

Guys, if Europe didn’t brand their future jets as 6th gen, once the next real leap arrived the gap would’ve widened so much that catching up would be nearly impossible. And with the world sliding into deeper chaos, they’d be locked even tighter into U.S. dependency. So they played it smart...

That argument only works if ‘generations’ were some universal certified system but they aren’t. Countries label their programs based on development philosophy, not release order. Europe calls Tempest/FCAS ‘6th gen’ despite clearly evolutionary designs and unlike what’s being claimed, they don’t...

I actually agree with many of the technical points you raised, especially regarding tailless architectures and broadband 360° stealth. Aerodynamically and signature-wise, tailless designs do offer advantages, and adaptive-cycle engines will be a major milestone. No disagreement there. But...

I’m not “dying on a hill” over terminology. I’m pointing out a strategic communication mistake. When SSB or TUSAŞ use “5th gen,” they’re speaking in a legacy framework because that’s the only globally recognized scale from the past. That doesn’t mean it’s the smartest label going forward. Other...

I get your point but what I mean is this: “5th gen” isn’t wrong, it’s just limiting. Yes, the term isn’t strict, and yes, other 5th gens also command loyal wingmen. That part is true. But the issue isn’t the definition... it’s the perception game. Other countries freely call unfinished...

Great points and I think this also shows why calling KAAN “just a 5th gen” is actually counterproductive. We all seem to agree that the program is far beyond a simple checklist definition, just like YF-22 was in its early days. Labeling it strictly as “5th gen” undersells the ambition, the...

I repeat, my point isn’t about today’s status. It’s about how we frame the program as it develops. KAAN's generation should defined by its final architecture and its rivals' claims, not the temporary test engine. F-22 and F-35 prototypes also flew early with foreign or downgraded engines...

You’re right that we shouldn’t get carried away KAAN still has to fly in its final form and prove everything in practice. No disagreement there. But my point isn’t “KAAN is already 6th gen.” The issue is that calling it “5th generation” limits the program before it even matures, while FCAS/GCAP...