Recent content by Yasar_TR

Yes, the plane will be the same as a US plane. But they won’t be able to integrate any munition they want. They probably won’t come with EW suites and long range munitions. Just like Egyptian F16s, they will be the same plane , but without AMRAAMs. That is why Egypt is buying Chinese planes to...

I fully agree with everything you say. Turbofan engine is one of the hardest technologies one can acquire. If you are building a 6000/10000lbf dry/wet thrust engine you are probably at the first steps. If you are envisaging building a 12000/20000lbf dry/wet thrust engine, then you are half way...

Let us hope that an IWB a2a test is not too far away. That is when it becomes a real danger to all 4.5+ gen fighters. One has to remember that both Gokdogan and KE are still going through their testing processes. There is still some road ahead. We will also need the TF10000 and operational...

So let me try to understand this and translate it for us mere mortals: There was no search radar present with the unit. It received search data from elsewhere. It was manually fired and fire control radar and/or its onboard seeker guided it to target. That shouldn’t work. It has to receive data...

Bro, not usually! It means “without human intervention” “Autonomous firing of a missile" means to be able to independently select and engage a target without continuous, real-time human intervention in the critical functions of searching, detecting, identifying, and launching an attack.

My understanding is: without someone pressing “fire” button. System’s own radar recognises threat and it fires an interceptor missile by itself after targeting it.

https://www.turkishminute.com/2025/10/01/turkey-denies-claims-erdogan-was-misinformed-on-kaan-fighter-jet-engine/ This is an interesting article on the latest situation regarding KAAN engine. The last sentence is of significant importance when you think of previous posts here about the KAAN...

According to news coming in from media sources RR have not really given up on an Adaptive Cycle Engine. In fact it has it in its programme going forward. But seeing what has happened with F35 whilst being part of the initial development, and what problems it is still living with, they have...

Not according to my calculations. If we take the steel cutting and not the signing as starting date: First steel cutting for the TCG Izmir, Izmit and icel were done on 23rd April 2023. 36 months makes it , all ships to be delivered on 22nd April 2026! they were boasting that all 3 ships were...

What defines a generation difference of jet fighters is the very fact that if one plane contains significantly important technologies that can not be retrofitted on to a previous generation plane, than the latter is a generation ahead of the other. As preliminary prerequisites, 6th generation...

I can’t see propellers on the left hand side inner engine. As per the US C130 accident shared by @Tornadoss at a previous post here, the propeller blade may have broken off and sliced the front cabin off the fuselage. Engine parts hitting the tail and fuselage plus extreme stress could have...

It is “Kırlıkovalı” He is supposed to be the brains behind the stealth paint of B21 and F35. https://www.tpfund.org/our-people/ergun-kirlikovali-2/

They may say he is dead. Don’t believe them! He is still and will always be alive in all Turks’ hearts and minds. 1881 -

I don’t know how many times we are going to discuss this issue of drones taking the place of conventional jet fighters. As per @boredaf ’s numerous posts and mine, no drone, with current technology can take the place of fighter jets. Even jet powered UCAVs can not replace a fully fledged...

Hopefully yes. Being twin engined and like a weapons cart, it is modern and sophisticated version of a phantom. It is also a very good fighter interceptor. That way it fills the void of a good interceptor to counteract Greece’s Rafales Phantoms should have been retired in 2020.