To protect their pkk assets and thus protect israeli interests. They may have lost grip over iraq to iran but now they are building new bases on syrian territory to prevent any further Turkish advancements. HTS cant do shit either, as they cant solidify power with EU/US pressure. And since...
Or it simply has s-ducts inlets like the F-22/KF-21/ Kaan
a passenger plane does not need to fulfill the mission capabilities of a 6th gen strike/fighter aircraft.
Except it isnt. There is nothing that indicates it now having a S-duct intake unless you have a clear frontal view picture proving otherwise.
The only "6th gen" designs with vertical stabilizers are from nations that have not even built a 5th gen yet. Both F/A-XX and NGAD are supposed to be...
They have already surpassed the EU and Russia.
They started by producing under license and are now building their very own designs. How are they not free minded?
China has plenty of experience with DSI intakes and what makes you think the JH-XX/J-XX doesn't have S-duct intakes?
On which basis can you that china lags behind in RAM, aerodynamics, network warfare, etc. ? They have a larger engineering workforce and a far bigger pool of new incoming...
They think that the Russians will magically stop being decimated in Ukraine in 2025, invade Turkey, conquer Istanbul and hand it over to greece out of goodwill or something.
If jolani wants to build a proper state he will have to cooperate with Syrias most important neighbour, both economically and militarily. I dont see how peddling to pkk demands whilst throwing relations with Turkey under the bus is a logical choice of action. And he also cant play the refugee...
