As I understand it it's not a direct consequence of coffers being empty but financing and timelines. There were some talks of private shipyards spearheading the talks on this sale. If each Tepe is to cost 1bn, awarding the consortium with 3 Tepes is 3bn; and that order is not coming at least...
Nothing new so far afaik.
But this would be the said in-between class if it happens:
Downgrading the sensors and lowering VLS count to 48-64 on the Tepe and converting them to a multi purpose frigate at 5-6ktons would be cheaper than a new design.
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Single ship? We always knew it would be...
It's an Aselsan EO system and an Aselsan guidance kit. It's not a subcontractor but the primary contractor for both systems. I'm pretty sure Teber is also used with laser guidance in the video, we just see the footage through the day camera of the EOTS in the first footage. Not every strike will...
He's mistranslating it. Admiral says "a sale of frigate to Indonesia is on the agenda as you know". Word fırkateyn is singular but it's used as plural as well. He's talking about the I Class.
In an ideal world you use radars on the ground and in air(like in an Akıncı) to detect them and use fast moving high performance jets with pilots that can make on the spot decisions to undertake kill missions.
EOTS show off here is more important than the munitions launches; great capability. Looks like the LGK might have missed the designated mark.
American way of using APKWS on F-16s currently is the cheapest way to shoot down kamikaze drones before terminal phase. They can carry upwards of 14/28...
We have multiple drones with similar capabilities; and many of them were used in conflicts, but not by us. TAF is not really interested in them i think so far.
We shouldn't count things in a vacuum. Same Shaheds also force Ukraine to employ tens of thousands of TDF guys manning otherwise useless posts to wait for and defend against drones coming to cities, sometimes 1000kms away from the frontline.
TAF is a NATO army. If TAF decides to employ these...
This is a weird design.
It looks like an attritable TB2. Biggest cost item on the drone the EO sight is replaced with a much smaller unit. Still have many similarities to TB2, which does make sense, they built over 800 TB2s so it is easy to believe that they can churn out components on the...
I believe MKE has been building these fuzes for a long time, most our ships had a similar capability for years for 76 and 127mm. What Strales adds is the radar and the faster rate of fire.
