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Turbines used in hydroelectric power plants are wastly different from turbines used in thermic eletric power plants. They don't even look like the turbines in the picture. It needs to be checked if the picture posted is accurate. There must be work underway for burner type turbines too as I...

That is called countersunk rivets that goes flush with the surface.

MIUS / Kızılelma has a monocoque shell body while Hürjet has rivets all over it. I wonder if it is just because it does not need to be stealthy and rivets are better otherwise. AFAIK although it is riveted the skin sections are composite all the same.

Nuclear weapons are like sledge hammers, you can not do delicate work with them. Nevertheless it should be a part of every superpower's arsenal.

If you want to make a small fortune in aviation start with a big one

The make and model of these guns are Canik TP9 Sub Elite. They are sold worldwide. The maker is second only to Glock. They are pretty high priced, and because they are subcompact they are not good shooters. One would chose duty size pistols to make comfortable shots.

Pakistan is possible too.

Gambia is so small you can't see it on the UAV exports map that you can find a link to in my signature.

Yes

Only makes sense if it gets relocated to Türkiye. We need to expand our own aviation ecosystem and not bail out somebody else's. The TF6000 engine can possibly be used on this plane. This is a niche market plane with few customers. It only makes sense if a lot of aspects are fully aligned and a...

We want to see TEI-PG50S made available for civilian use please.

Yes it does have a more boxy cupola but tests can be made with an existing round one for practical reasons.

Is it the 3" MKE gun being tested, good.

They have two weaknesses.

The only real threat towards Türkiye is the US with their mainland far far away. We need carrier killers and hypersonic glide vehicles to counter this threat.

Somebody else's fighter.

Sometimes it is a good policy to let the players to their own means to see what happens without some additional help from outside. Türkiye's passive involvement in recent matters is a soft power. If things get real sour Türkiye is here to assist Libya to an acceptable governance.

Hisar A+ production was stopped after some amount of them have already been delivered AFAIK.

Drones (TB2) made many weapon makers lose a lot of sales, including tank makers.

Angle of attack means a lot in aviation but it is different from what the uninitiated think.