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Because a) economics and b) SK is technically still at war with a country that is largely focusing on ballistic missiles, we are not.

Who else thinks that there will be nothing but a couple more skirmishes before things start to calm down?

My personal highlight: But TAI, he says, is open to different levels of involvement—either with Kaan, the Gokbey helicopter or the Anka UAV. As a result, Demiroglu is confident that the Kaan will secure an international development partner; geopolitics could force the hand of those countries...

I believe that South Korea was on 10th place 2024 according to SIPRI with around 10bln €. Doable but would be a significant increase.

That is very far fetched.

I saw this earlier and was thinking, thats a hefty price tag right?

What decency is left? There are reports of torture in "modern" Turkey.

Thoughts: who gives a shit. And this goes both ways.

Maybe stupid question, but is KAANs stealth coating considered for out ÖZGÜR F16s?

I can speak for the SPD and the right-ish oriented ones in the Seeheimer Kreis because of my personal relationship with some people. I know that they value Turkey as a country and partner. One thing people dont understand is and this will be my first and only post on this topic is that: a)...

Politics are better suited for the politics thread @Azareen Lets not derail this one.

Now this for a change is an interesting visit. Koreans usually build their own stuff but maybe there's room for cooperation.

Good for Baykar and Competition is good, but the playing field is not level.

True getting a good government is the hard part but even without EU membership or the EU customs union we can realistically expect 5-6% GDP growth and 15-20bln of FDI p.a. once we return to rule of law and stability. Which is more than okay.

I'm pro EU, I live here and I love the EU as a concept and economic union. But I dont trust the EU to not backstab on any deal, if Cyprus were to unify. To many countries with their own agenda. France is currently fucking with UK, blocking defense deals because of fishing rights. What do you...