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I have no doubt that MKE is capable to develop a L/44 version. But every new technical „thing“ must be engineered, built, tested, integrated to vehicle, field-tested and certified. Existing 120 mm tank ammo must be test-fired and certified for the L/44 as well. That needs extra time and...

You‘re right M60 is much older and I wasn‘t directly comparing it to K1. In Türkiye‘s situation the modernization of 105 mm M60s without bigger cannon is still useful as fire support or dated MBT. There‘re no better options until Altay comes into TSK inventory in relevant numbers. The delay of...

Suitable 120 mm L/44 cannons for M60T are only available from US, Germany, Israel or Japan. Or MKE has to develop a Turkish L/44 version which costs time and money …

The 120 mm Altay gun by MKE is a L/55 caliber (variant of Korean K2 gun). It‘s too long and heavy with severe recoil for M60. A 120 mm gun outbalances the tank, changed turret and enhanced torsion bars needed, reduced ammo rounds. 120 mm cannon length: L/55 = 6.6 m barrel (Rh Leo 2A6, MKE...

Sure, what‘s the connection to long range GMLR or TBM? A nuclear BM with MIRV has CEP of 500 m to several kilometers. No high precision needed for an atmospheric nuclear blast. Btw, Ababeel‘s claimed MIRV capability from 2017 is unproven: Pakistan’s claim that Ababeel uses MIRV technology has...

Over the distance of 400 km? They never said it was tested at this distance, only stated the capable range. At WDS the export model had declared 290 km range and below 50 m CEP. Why offering a worse CEP than established competitors in the export market? Lowering range under 300 km because of...

I think there‘re some conflicting specs about Fatah II going around. According to an article by Pakistani Qura defense media, there was a much slimmer, older Fatah II design before the new much heavier Fatah II was tested and revealed...

That would still be Japan with domestic license assembly by MHI and F135 engine parts production by IHI and regional MRO&U center. 147 F-35 fighter jets in total: 105x F-35A variant (US & Japan made) 42x F-35B variant (US made) https://www.f35.com/f35/global-enterprise/japan.html

They‘re hidden under the white paint. M-SAM I interceptor side thruster (ring of small black dots): M-SAM II interceptor: post launch thruster behind canards + unnoticeable thruster dots for terminal guidance (left from black patches): Left Block II with canards (black dots & hidden...

Hit-to-kill from the beginning (M-SAM I and II) with kinetic energy rod warhead and Korean seeker. Another major difference to Russian 9M96E missile (HE frag warhead). Block I missile has no canards and a similar side thruster design like PAC-3 MSE. Block II missile has canards like 9M96E and...

KM-SAM was developed in the late 90s with Russian missile side thruster and cold launch tech transfer coupled with Korean seeker and detection electronics and even US Patriot missile concept. It‘s distincly different to S-300/-400 and an independent Korean system. The Russians integrated the...

Cheongung (천궁, Heaven‘s Bow) air defense system exported to UAE ($3.5 bln) and Saudi Arabia ($3.2 bln) so far. Mid-tier part of multi-layered Korean Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system. Co-developed with Russia on S-300/-400 base, combining advanced Soviet, US and Korean missile and...

LIG Nex1 bags US$3.2 billion missile interceptor deal with Saudi Arabia 20:37 February 06, 2024 SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 has clinched a US$3.2 billion deal to export mid-range surface-air-to missiles (M-SAM II) to Saudi Arabia, Seoul's defense ministry said...

More details: ADEX 2023: South Korea develops new extended-range shell for K9 howitzer by Akhil Kadidal Oct 19, 2023, 15:05 PM The South Korean metal and munition manufacturer, Poongsan, has said that it has developed a new extended-range version of its 155 mm ammunition for the Hanwha Land...

S. Korea succeeds in development of 155 mm extended-range artillery shell technology By Kim Joo-heon [Courtesy of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration] SEOUL -- South Korea has succeeded in the development of a 155-millimeter diameter extended-range cannon artillery system. The...

A sleek, good looking IFV! Does anybody know, which engine is used? Found different sources from Scania turbocharged diesel to Cummins for lighter weight Tulpar-S version 🤷‍♂️ No plans for domestic engines? Will Otokar/Koç eventually use engines from rival BMC?

The Defensenews journo got the story wrong and other media now spreading the wrong numbers. Initial production volume KF-21: 40x Block I (air superiority) 2026-2028 Second production volume KF-21: 80x Block II (multi-role) 2029-2032 120 units in total for ROKAF. Early Nov. 2023 the Korea...

Follow-up report on Indonesian USB-gate: Years worth of confidential KF-21 data on USB … how, when it can’t be used at KAI? Yesterday (2nd) we reported that an Indonesian researcher working at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) was caught trying to take out an USB storing data of Korean...

Yep, approval from US, UK and other European companies and gov agencies. Indigenizing foreign sourced technology and parts as usual in later stages of iterations. Common practice of our MIC.

There are IMO easier and more diplomatically face-saving ways to silently end the Indo-Korean partnership or let it fizzle out like right now.