Recent content by Yasar_TR

Years is very open ended. 2 to 9 years qualify the statement you’ve made. If they allocate the right resources, Anka3 will definitely be ready in under 3 years, if not quicker. The only parameter that will hold it back is the TF6000. KE should follow Anka3 once the TF10000 is ready. So in...

https://www.military.africa/2025/09/rsf-shoots-down-sudans-third-akinci-drone/ If you sell these drones to countries that don’t have a modern airforce and they try to utilise them like modern attack fighters, this is what you get. Even some rebels now have alr defence missiles. Also countries...

Eren, as far as I know, is propelled by a jet engine and has a speed of around 550-650km/hour. It could definitely be used against relatively slower cruise missiles and some air platforms like helicopters and UAVs, if as you say, is precise enough. Logically Turbo Jet engine propulsion should be...

This is great news for our sea platforms. As you rightfully point out it will also be used as a PDMS with 20 missiles and with an effective range of 15km to replace the RAM missile systems US were so reluctant to supply to us. Since it is using a missile derived from Bozdogan WVR a2a missile, it...

WS10,WS15 and all their siblings are engines developed from taking Russian AL31 class engines as a model and starting point. Chinese have had help from Safran as well in their quest for jet engine manufacturing. There is a crux where you hit the right note in engineering. Due to the deficiencies...

@TR_123456 and @Sanchez bros, You are both correct. The number of these UCAVs sold is a testament to its name. Thanks to the crappy Russian AD systems, it dominated the skies and made mince meat out of the Russian AD systems and Russian armour on the ground. As the Russians started to plug...

This is totally unbelievable! They had all this time and having lived through live combat scenarios whereby a leo2a was blown apart due to munition explosion in Syria , they still have not taken the time to segregate the munition from personnel. Even now old school tanks like Challenger2...

Teber82, if not carried in the inside weapon bays, the KE can not be used effectively against say South Cypriot positions. Those Teber82s on the outer pylons will allow the plane to be seen by AD radars and Barak8 missiles will bring it down. KE is essentially a stealthy UCAV. If it carries...

If enough time and energy is spent on conversion they can be used. But remember that KAAN’s motor connections to body and F16’s are in totally different positions. You can’t just swap. Also FADEC as you mentioned needs to be programmed to suit a twin engined performance. FADEC (Full Authority...

If this announcement is being made by "TEI" chairman, then TEI is to produce these engines under licence. At least that will give good control over the engine supply. I wonder if we can do a "Gokbey" on them and use these engines for larger Anka3 drones?

TF10000 is a different engine. It has to withstand the sudden jolt of the afterburner when it kicks in. Materials and parts used have to be different in places where it matters. Prof Akşit had mentioned all this before.

If you listen to Prof Akşit, you will see that they already have 3 TF6000 prototypes. They are conducting different tests on them. The engine has been engineered to provide 6000lbf thrust. They already have attained 3800lbf thrust from the engine. By testing it and gradually increasing its...

No they are not. The latest f16 engines we have got for our f16s are f110GE129B . It is set up for single engine use. https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/defense-engines/turkish-air-force-continues-f-16-operation-ge-f110-power

Good news if at least the engines for the prototypes are here. f16 engines are for f16s. You can’t use them on any other plane. F16 uses F110GE129B and set up for single engine use. Kaan uses F110GE129E and set up for twin engine use. It is the same engine used in F15EX.

Unfortunately no. EJ200 engine develops 13500lbf dry and 20200 wet thrust. Even in war thrust settings which can not be sustained for too long, it can only manage 15500lbf dry and 23000lbf wet thrust. For a smaller TFX, RR had offered to redevelop EJ230 engine further to give 17500lbf dry and...