Recent content by Yasar_TR

I am sorry; But just because a country has been ruled by the same political party for 25 years, it doesn’t mean that the same country is economically stable. Turkiye has seen at least three basic terms of serious economical crises since 2002: Key economic challenges and periods of instability...

Selling major military equipment like a frigate is the best thing a country can do economically . But doing it by weakening your military power projection is wrong. TCG Yavuz and TCG Fatih are already taken out of inventory and are being used as training ships. We are already down by a frigate...

I agree. There will be unforeseen delays along the way. That is inevitable. But it mustn’t become the norm. And when it happens, credible reasons will have to be provided. Another point that needs to be addressed is that, a lot of members have far too much expectations for the Anka-3 and KE...

A quick question ; What is the use of the set of small tri-blades inside the shroud at the back? One of the andvantages of coaxial blades is to get rid of the small rear rotor. As a coaxial blade set generates more lift from the same powered engine, it will have better MTOW and better speed. It...

Greece, Israel, Egypt, UAE all have top end 4th and 4.5th generation planes. France carries naval Rafale on their carrier. Eastern med, Aegean, Libya and in Red Sea horn you would have to contend with the above mentioned countries’ airforces. Never forget, today’s friends can easily turn out to...

Yes he says 50+ Anka-3 order expected. He adds that the engine supply from Ukraine is still possible in spite of the war. He also says that if needed, they would be in a position to use the TEI engine. I am guessing that the TEI engine still not matured yet but can propel this plane. However, if...

Good idea. As a trainer definitely. But as a combat fighter it is quite a bit suspect. This plane is not going to hold its own against even a 4th generation plane. Never mind a 5th generation one.

Bro, I agree with you that it was an abomination of a helicopter. But nevertheless it flew to prove a point. You can’t show a single move of this administration related to defence industry, that is publicised, that does not have a political agenda and is not used as a propaganda tool. That...

That is why I said “closer”. During Kotil’s tenure there were delays too. But he did give reasons. His deadlines were too ambitious and aggressive. But during his time: KAAN (TF-X): Maiden flight on February 21, 2024. Hürjet: First flight on April 25, 2023. Anka-3 UCAV: First flight on December...

Postponing previously given first flight dates without explanation is totally unprofessional. Remember Mahmut Aksit, when TF6000 was delayed by 6 months he came clean and stated that a simple part that was available normally, was made unavailable. So they had to produce it in house, causing the...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-deploys-typhoon-jets-to-qatar-in-middle-east/ UK has stationed a squadron of Typhoon jets in Qatar to help protect Qatari airspace at the invitation of Qatari government. The squadron will take on the responsibility of regularly operating in the region for...

https://turdef.com/article/oman-fades-out-qatar-fades-in-with-12-more-eurofighters It looks like, since Oman has been trying to renegotiate the deal and their planes are of an older and slightly less capable version, Türkiye may be going for all 24 Qatari Typhoons. Omani Typhoons are...

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiye-s-advanced-jet-trainer-hurjet-to-enter-mass-production/3753530 If you check this news, TAI is establishing a production line capable of building two aircraft per month. TuAF to receive 16 units initially. Further quantities will be added as new...

Will the two ships contain Turkish weapons? Well, one would hope so. They recently bought 4 Al-Zubarah class 3250 ton 107m long 14.7m wide corvettes from Italy. It had 16 VLS cells for Aster-30 , a 76mm Oto Melara Super rapid cannon, a 21 cell RAM point defence missile system, 8 tubes with...

https://www.haberdenizde.com/denizde-gundem/turkiyeden-katara-iki-firkateyn/ According to this news piece two İstif Class frigates purchase by Qatar is on its way. An MOU has been signed to that effect. Since our shipbuilding industry is capable of churning out the war ships fairly quickly...