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Disagree. "Export license" in that sense is given to the companies by German government to allow the export of the aircraft, tech, munitions etc. Not an export license to Turkey. There's nothing to circumvent there, there's no Eurofighter without the work of German companies. No production line can work without work from other countries, no one member of the consortium can just say fuck it and build it themselves, they have to share.

I think we can expect final assembly and some production to be made here if people are speaking to Zentürk of all people so openly. Weapons integration is already given, that's the whole point of the Eurofighter, all members own it equally and can fix it to their needs. Weapons integration will take time, but it will happen. But on spares, Turkey will no doubt will want even parallel lines to be built here.

On subsystems being replaced by Turkish ones, I'm less optimistic, it's not a platform we know much about.

I mean it would also be contradicting the entire reason why the UK was aggresively pushing this deal, it wants their own production line to remain open and not suffer from technological or production attrition until the next 6th gen fighter jets comes to fruition. License production within Turkey is therefore highly unlikely.
 

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“Germany🇩🇪 gives conditional approval to Turkey's🇹🇷 #Eurofighter jet purchase.

According to leaked information from the German magazine Spiegel, the Federal German Security Council officially approved the export license requested by the UK in March 2023.
This has paved the way for the sale of 40 aircraft worth a total of 4.75 billion Euros.
During the decision-making process, the German government also consulted with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, and after the decision, the UK, Turkish, and Greek governments were informed.
Turkey provided assurances during the decision-making process that the aircraft would only be used within the framework of NATO solidarity. [In the Spiegel report, this is interpreted as: Not to be used against any other NATO member].”

So, if this deal goes through with the underlined assurance, TurAF won’t be operating them in West Turkey, Aegean region to be precise?

👇🏼


“If we must find a positive reading, we can read it as follows:

There are no restrictions on the use of aircraft in Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, etc. The issue in Greece, however, is Germany’s recognition of Greece’s “sovereignty zone.” In other words, our flights over international airspace/waters [* of Aegean region] are perceived by them as “against a NATO country.” Otherwise, it’s not the case that these aircraft are completely banned from the Aegean.”

If true, I’m not happy. if Germans “consulted” the Greek Government and our government gave “assurance“ as we all know that only assurance that would satisfy the Greek government is not flying over supposedly their territory.

Imo that is just politics to shut up the greeks.
 

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“Germany🇩🇪 gives conditional approval to Turkey's🇹🇷 #Eurofighter jet purchase.

According to leaked information from the German magazine Spiegel, the Federal German Security Council officially approved the export license requested by the UK in March 2023.
This has paved the way for the sale of 40 aircraft worth a total of 4.75 billion Euros.
During the decision-making process, the German government also consulted with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, and after the decision, the UK, Turkish, and Greek governments were informed.
Turkey provided assurances during the decision-making process that the aircraft would only be used within the framework of NATO solidarity. [In the Spiegel report, this is interpreted as: Not to be used against any other NATO member].”

So, if this deal goes through with the underlined assurance, TurAF won’t be operating them in West Turkey, Aegean region to be precise?

👇🏼


“If we must find a positive reading, we can read it as follows:

There are no restrictions on the use of aircraft in Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, etc. The issue in Greece, however, is Germany’s recognition of Greece’s “sovereignty zone.” In other words, our flights over international airspace/waters [* of Aegean region] are perceived by them as “against a NATO country.” Otherwise, it’s not the case that these aircraft are completely banned from the Aegean.”

If true, I’m not happy. if Germans “consulted” the Greek Government and our government gave “assurance“ as we all know that only assurance that would satisfy the Greek government is not flying over supposedly their territory.
@Strong AI is right,just lipservice nothing else.
Dont worry bout it(wise guys).
 

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We can pinky promise and keep them away until the deliveries are completed, afterwards, they can go fuck themselves. We need them desperately for about a decade at most anyway.
Oh, yes. We definitely need any flying object at this point. No question about it.
Btw, Thanks for putting it in your own elegant way 😜
Imo that is just politics to shut up the greeks.

@Strong AI is right,just lipservice nothing else.
Dont worry bout it(wise guys).

So, all in all, it’s nothing more than Germany paying lip services to Greeks to shoosh ‘em. The Germany who can never have enough of hitting Turkey openly by supporting Greece on E. Med, Aegean Sea, Libya - Turkey memorandum (as officialy expressed by them) as violating Greece’s sovereign rights?
Well, if you guys are satisfied that in reality they are not lip servicing us but Greeks, I’m totally for it 😌
 

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Oh, yes. We definitely need any flying object at this point. No question about it.
Btw, Thanks for putting it in your own elegant way 😜




So, all in all, it’s nothing more than Germany paying lip services to Greeks to shoosh ‘em. The Germany who can never have enough of hitting Turkey openly by supporting Greece on E. Med, Aegean Sea, Libya - Turkey memorandum (as officialy expressed by them) as violating Greece’s sovereign rights?
Well, if you guys are satisfied that in reality they are not lip servicing us but Greeks, I’m totally for it 😌
You know things have changed right?
Without Türkiye there is no European Block to be taken serious in military matters,this weighs more then siding with the Greeks on Turkish matters.
Dont worry,they have to they must accept it.
 

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You know things have changed right?
Without Türkiye there is no European Block to be taken serious in military matters,this weighs more then siding with the Greeks on Turkish matters.
Dont worry,they have to they must accept it.
I’m totally aware of that.
That’s why Germany - some call it political culture but I call it force of habit - will not, I repeat, will not yield easily to any new European military structure where Turkey will be a part of. They know that they never can design such structure for their f***ing security against Turkey‘s will. A submissive Turkey‘s way more preferable to an unconstrained one.

edit: I remember during fist gulf war, a European Parliament member saying “Europe is, economically a giant, politically a midget and militarily a cockroach“
So far, they haven’t disproved the guy 😎
 

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C-130J for the first time with Turkish colors from LM booth at IDEF
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If we receive a significant number of Kızılelma, Anka3, and Hürjet along with domestic air-to-air missiles within a year, I don't think we'll be purchasing any foreign aircraft. How many can we produce by the end of 2026? Could it be 15 in total?
 

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If we receive a significant number of Kızılelma, Anka3, and Hürjet along with domestic air-to-air missiles within a year, I don't think we'll be purchasing any foreign aircraft. How many can we produce by the end of 2026? Could it be 15 in total?
If we get 50 Kaans by 2030 we also won't need any foreign aircraft. There are things that are possible, and there are things that are nothing more than a birthday wish.

Drones are not substitute for fighter aircraft, we need fighter aircraft.
 

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If we get 50 Kaans by 2030 we also won't need any foreign aircraft. There are things that are possible, and there are things that are nothing more than a birthday wish.

Drones are not substitute for fighter aircraft, we need fighter aircraft.
Until domestically engines are produced, we can't consider either the Kaan or the Hürjet projects final. Our relationship with the US is always on a tightrope and prone to breakage at any moment. Therefore, the Anka3 and Kızılelma, which will ensure we won't encounter any engine problems, are our top priorities. If things go well with the US or we produce our own domestic engine, we won't need anyone else for manned fighter jets anyway. There's currently no news on whether we're getting engines from the US for the other Kaan and Hürjet prototypes. Even prototype production may be stalled...
 

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If we receive a significant number of Kızılelma, Anka3, and Hürjet along with domestic air-to-air missiles within a year, I don't think we'll be purchasing any foreign aircraft. How many can we produce by the end of 2026? Could it be 15 in total?

According to this article, the Anka 3 will only enter mass production in 2028, probably because that is when the TF6000 will be finished. I'm guessing that Kizilelma will enter production around the same time.

 

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First Indonesian A400M, seen with 2 underwing refueling pods. This is a capability we could also achieve relatively easy and cheaply, which would create some contingency to Typhoons being refueled. Drogue adapter for KC-135's boom is not a real solution and it's a workaround.

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According to this article, the Anka 3 will only enter mass production in 2028, probably because that is when the TF6000 will be finished. I'm guessing that Kizilelma will enter production around the same time.

The second prototype of the TF6000 is nearing production, and the third will be built with afterburner. If all goes well, delivery of the TF6000 could be expected soon, but the TF10000 will take a little longer. Since the Anka3 and Kızılelma currently use Ukrainian engines, we don't have any engine problems.

Our air force currently lacks sufficient air-to-air munitions, and there's also a shortage of platforms to deliver domestically produced air-to-air munitions. If the Kızılelma enters the inventory, it will be critical to meeting this need.
 

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The second prototype of the TF6000 is nearing production, and the third will be built with afterburner. If all goes well, delivery of the TF6000 could be expected soon, but the TF10000 will take a little longer. Since the Anka3 and Kızılelma currently use Ukrainian engines, we don't have any engine problems.

Our air force currently lacks sufficient air-to-air munitions, and there's also a shortage of platforms to deliver domestically produced air-to-air munitions. If the Kızılelma enters the inventory, it will be critical to meeting this need.
You're skipping ahead far too fast mate. TF6K isn't anywhere near delivery, it hasn't even finished its ground tests and then it has to go through another set of tests while flying. Those tests take time, as in years. Every single time people from TEI talk about this they emphasized this as well.
 

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BAE Systems lauds Turkey-Typhoon talks, says “two to three” years to meet possible Eurofighter production ramp up

The company saw a strong H1 2025 in terms of sales momentum and orders, with CEO Charles Woodburn noting that talks with Turkey on Eurofighter Typhoon were progressing “quickly”.

 

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Selçuk Bayraktar last night on CNN Türk:

"Kızılelma is in serial production as of this year."

First Kızılelma will be delivered in 2026.
Yeah, he has been saying that for the last 2 years.


"Bayraktar stated that they plan to produce at least 12 Bayraktar Kızılelma models in 2024, adding that they will continue to increase this number in 2025 and reach at least 48 units in 2026. He emphasized that this increase will continue exponentially."


"Going forward, we will continue to conduct numerous tests as part of our development activities. We aim to begin mass production of KIZILELMA in early 2024."
 

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