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You are right about translations. First of all, 5 tons of payload look absurd to me. F-16 has a 7100 kg payload capacity with an F-110 engine which is much more powerful than F-404. Sometimes Temel Kotil talks about what they can do, this carrier variant is one of them. People think they can...

I think the main reason for this very fast track of maiden flight is this Malaysian deal. But on the other hand, I am hoping TUSAŞ got its lessons from Hürkuş. Expecting very distanced duties from the very same plane might be catastrophic for the project even if the plane itself is good.

Motor Sich might start producing engines in Turkey given the war in Ukraine is not going so well for Ukraine at the moment and, Motor Sich is one of the primary targets for Russian strikes.

Because most of the problem between Turkey and the USA is populism. That's why we have problems, especially with Congress. Senators etc need to vote, so they need to satisfy dementors on Twitter. And no country would be a superpower with full power in Congress. That's where Turkey got its shit...

Pars is in service, also exported. Hürkuş is kinda in service. Altay is the most problematic among all Turkish projects, yet naysayers love to point out it all the time. We all know every God damn detail about the engine problems and still people acting like we can't even produce a silly 1500 hp...

I think will get a deal for F-16. This is not the first time we had a problem with the USA. The problem is senators act by populism instead of realism. However, do not underestimate the capability of the Pentagon on convincing the senate. Turkish companies already had strong ties with Lockheed...

Simple, they can get more from Turkey. MQ-28 has 2 prototypes that fly. It is being produced by a giant named Boeing. If the UK joined that project at this stage they will have less share in that project. Commonwealth or not, states follow their interest. Baykar will complete Kızılelma this...

It is more complicated than that actually. First of all, they are lethal equipment that requires extensive control in every step. You can't simply ask companies to deliver weapons that easily. Another thing is, we simply do not know the details of the sale. We are thinking it is Baykar and...

If we are going to have the 5th gen in 2050, there is no point in doing it, since the development of the 6th gen is already started. Also, Rafale, EF, F16, and F15 were formidable planes when they were designed. They just kept up to date while they were in service. For example, they didn't have...

Transparency is a real problem here actually. Yes, we are a problematic nation when it comes to destroying projects for trivial reasons. Accidents are the nature of this field, unfortunately. Personally, I can expect and tolerate these, simply no pain no gain. But we deserve to know the ongoing...

The technologies required for Altay weren't ready when it was designed. For example Akkor. Even if we managed to make that tank in the planned time it wouldn't be fully functional as was expected. During the long-delayed time, the not only engine was delaying also armor had problems because it...