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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.I followed the long saga of Indonesia failing to meet its agreements, promising to observe its agreements and to make good the... -
Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.Congratulations to TAI on securing an agreement from Indonesia to buy 48 KAAN! Cautionary footnote: Indonesia did not honour its...
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Confirmed! Massive for Turkiye's defence industry.
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Su-35 gone, reportedly falling victim to an AIM-120 carried by an F-16. Cheap exchange for Ukraine (missile cost <500,000 USD v fighter...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Israel-Palestine War|Regional Escalations.Agreed, UK should not support a country systematically practising war crimes. About F-35, UK does not supply Israel with F-35 parts. UK...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Why would China want to help Russia? A weak Russia gives China - cheap energy - increased consumer good exports - a large share of the...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Yes but I think that Biden was too timid to offer Ukraine the full support it had been promised, thinking that was less risky and a...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Europe looks determined to continue the support started when intel indicated that Russia intended to attack Ukraine. Europe can easily...
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Depends on the quantities they supply, if its drip fed it will just basically make sure the war drags out for many more years to come...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.I rate democracy above dictatorship. I live in a society that holds democracy including the many freedoms it incorporates - among which...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.Exactly right.
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.Of course I am speculating. Realistically is my intention. I don't think the KAAN programme will fail. Exactly how long it will take to...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.Sure. Apart from the US, who else is likely to want a supersonic trainer in the next 10 years and how many? Boeing, KIA and TIA look...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.I think that the US will welcome a continuation of the war now ($$$ for US). Putin the same (but on a reduced scale involving less...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet.Who is going to buy 500 Hurkus, Hurjet, KAAN combined by 2034? I don't know anything about Hurkus but Hurjet is up against T7-A, a...
