TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

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If we produce 24 planes per year. How much will our forces get and how much our customers?
I read somewhere that the airforce plans are for 150 aircraft total and that the 24 planes pers year are for the beginning stages and are supposed to increase but that depends on international customers.
150 Turkey
(48) Indonesia
 

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I read somewhere that the airforce plans are for 150 aircraft total and that the 24 planes pers year are for the beginning stages and are supposed to increase but that depends on international customers.
150 Turkey
(48) Indonesia
I read somewhere between 200-250. But this is not my point. If we produced the first 24, do we get all of them? Let’s say the second batch are on higher production rate by 36. Do we get all of them until we get the number we need or purchased?
 

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I read somewhere between 200-250. But this is not my point. If we produced the first 24, do we get all of them? Let’s say the second batch are on higher production rate by 36. Do we get all of them until we get the number we need or purchased?
I think they would take multiple orders for the same time period as TurAF once the urgent few fleets of TurAF are already delivered. It will depend on the urgency situation of the customers. TurAF will probably want to get newer planes as the planes mature and evolve with every production run.
 
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I read somewhere between 200-250. But this is not my point. If we produced the first 24, do we get all of them? Let’s say the second batch are on higher production rate by 36. Do we get all of them until we get the number we need or purchased?
All early KAAN's are for the Turkish Airforce,the export only starts after the indigenous engine is ready,not before.
 

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I still think we relations on a high we should sit down with RR and ask for assistance on TF35000. I trust TEI but even if RR can help us speed up development by 10% it would translate to 1-2 years.

The faster we have working indigenous engines to power Kaan the faster we will gain independence in the skies.

TAI is already deepening its partnership with BAE. Would not surpise me if the path slowly leads to Tempest for TAI.
 

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I still think we relations on a high we should sit down with RR and ask for assistance on TF35000. I trust TEI but even if RR can help us speed up development by 10% it would translate to 1-2 years.

The faster we have working indigenous engines to power Kaan the faster we will gain independence in the skies.

TAI is already deepening its partnership with BAE. Would not surpise me if the path slowly leads to Tempest for TAI.
No one "really" helps when it comes to engines.
 

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Should we?
It is “Kırlıkovalı”

He is supposed to be the brains behind the stealth paint of B21 and F35.

 

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The reason why I am asking, is it possible to bring the „godfather“ of RAM to Türkiye? And more important, does he holds the IP rights of his works?
 

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It’s semi related to TFX, but…
It seems that the FCAS program between France and Germany will be canceled and France prefer a single own project.

In this case, Türkiye could close the gap as alternative partner. What do you think?
 

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Alternative partners for whom? Germany? The population is already outraged that the German Chancellor has travelled to Turkey to curry favour and actively seek arms and Technology cooperation with turkey.
The German People dont understand the 180° turn, because Germany's political agenda against Turkey more a decade has not worked out....
Having spent more than a decade convincing its own German population that Turkey is an system enemy of Germany and free World thanks to Linke, Grüne & SPD and AfD featuring the Jewish Springer publishing house.
Turkey will never let Germany be at the core of any project because the Germans will have to kiss the Zionists asses for the rest of their lives, whether they like it or not.
 

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It’s semi related to TFX, but…
It seems that the FCAS program between France and Germany will be canceled and France prefer a single own project.

In this case, Türkiye could close the gap as alternative partner. What do you think?
Never. Tying such an important future program to whims of Germany is like giving a loaded gun to a toddler and hoping it wouldn't be able to pull the trigger. If we were to join any 6th gen program, it would be GCAP and even then, I'd highly doubt it.

In any case, 6th gen is not something we should be truly concerned about imo. I think with 5th gen we have come to the point that next iterations won't be leaps in technology like between 4th and 5th but rather refinements and small improvements. Hell, no one even has a proper definition yet other than everyone going for even flatter geometry to try to reduce to RCS and possibly higher power generation to give the planes better electronic counter measures.

Mastering the 5th gen, longer range AA missiles with seekers and drones to accompany Kaan should be our focus, especially since we have a far limited budget and staff resources than others like China or US or countries in these programs.
 

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