Interesting they claim this happened in Jordan, while Jordan claims it happened in Syria. Maybe they want to make this sound more sensational. Additionally, they would not be able to justify to their own populace why their soldiers died in Syria.
Shouldn't Turkiye go for Y-20 as a heavy airlifter? Much more capable than A400M and I think China would be willing to supply.
IMO, Turkiye should under no circumstances allow this 20bn USD robbery. Turkiye's close enemies (Greece, Israel) are both getting F-35. F-16V is going to be useless.
Turkiye's arms export to Nigeria is increasing dramatically. This could be many different munitions, but heavy load indeed etc.
The need is apparent. Turkiye needs more A400's and an even more capable heavy airlifter. Qatari C-17s were doing some heavy lifting from Turkiye to Libya a few years...
You ask for a lot. Even if Fergani achieved 5% of SpaceX capabilities, it would be a revolution for the Islamic world. That is how far behind we are today, unfortunately. The entirety of the Islamic world does not have a launch vehicle that can put more than 50kg into LEO.
I understand that Turkiye feels proud for her first astronaut. However, let's be real, this has little scientific or capability value and rather is an expensive tourist mission.
The real news to be proud of was delivered by Fergani Space: Seems like Fergani will develop a launch system as...
Indeed. On the other hand, they are very invested in many long-term projects, which will pay of in the coming decades.
Landing substantial contracts for T-625, T-925, ANKA III, Hurjet, TF-X will quickly put them back on top.
Another Turkish EV startup with the aim of reaching mass-production by 2025. How credible are they?
They have a competitive price and are targeting a different segment than TOGG.
Evry has the following plans.
Start early deliveries of the Very EV in 2024 (pre-orders has begun and the vehicle...