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True! US sources like pentagon and LM are a bit disappointed that we are dragging our feet regarding the f16 programme. May be we are too hopeful about returning back to f35 project. US sources say that they have gone out of their way and got the 23 billion dollar f16 and V70 upgrade programme...

You are correct in both bro! It should also be remembered that ; Turkiye was one of the first countries that recognised the then newly formed country of Israel. And we have been allies ever since until recently. Also it was only during Erdogan’s “reign” that Turkish and Israeli relations...

There are news about Tabriz being attacked now. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/13/live-explosions-reported-in-iran-amid-israel-tensions That is a predominantly Azerbaijani Turkish city.

What Indonesians are doing is, not putting all their eggs in one basket and hedging their bets for one fighter with another. In August 2023 they signed a 13.9 billion dollar MOU with Boeing for 24 F15EX fighters. As Indonesia is also in the process of buying Rafale fighters, and showing interest...

Bro, it is nice to have enthusiasm. But the way it is told to the public and the reality are quite a bit different. When we decided to buy F35, we were also a partner manufacturer country. We ”tentatively” committed to 100planes. After adding up the order quantities given at different times, our...

I stand corrected for the Rafale. Thanks. You have more or less corroborated my views about the KAAN.

Committed to purchase yes. So had we!! From a country with proven track record of manufacturing the best planes. I would love to be proven wrong. This is too god to be true. Unless 1. We are not told what we are giving in return 2. The narrative is a bit lacking about the contract details...

You can not sell a fighter plane when it is not ready. It is not credible and logical for a country to buy a fighter jet when it is still being developed. Kaan still needs extensive tests and is no where near ready as a fighter. It’s avionics, radar and structure still needs many improvements...

Radial flow turboprops are only good if you are using them for low rate loading. When you need high load handling and require high thrust , then axial flow turboprop is the way. If we look at a PT6 engine lay out, it is very different to our TS1400. There is a 4th compressor that is radial...

Bro, I know the image is not yours. But I would like to add and comment on few of those engines and planes: 1. Akinci TP1400 engine is non existent. Yes TS1400 can be developed in to a turboprop engine. However they are not common place. Almost all good turboprops are axial flow. This is...

I don’t know how you got the value of 271kg of fuel usage per hour. That is very low. If true that is great. Because according to Kale’s own site this engine uses 1.18 kg of fuel per decaNewton thrust. As it has 320 deca newton of total thrust it should use 377kg of fuel per hour. That includes...

KTJ3200 engine has a service life of 17 hours. So if fuel is available the engine can go a distance of over 15000km. This engine has a SFC of 1.18 kg/hr per deca newton. It also has a thrust level of 3200Newtons. Although not officially given for SOM, missiles of similar caliber to SOM have fuel...

Hypersonic Glide Vehicle travels at hypersonic speeds during most of its flight. Especially during its mid course flight. But as it enters denser atmospheric layers it will lose speed. At terminal phase it will most likely be at supersonic speeds. Depending on its aerodynamic structure and...

HGVs are heavy. You are looking at minimum 600kg to 2+ tons of gliding bombs. Avantgarde is 2000kg. They are looking at lowering it to 800kg. It is released just over 100km altitude .You need multiple of these being launched to have real effect. The missiles that will launch and release these is...

That is a very relevant question. It was actually insinuated by the SSB president and Roketsan MD in an interview that the hypersonic speeds achieved at the edge of atmosphere by ballistic missiles and Delta-V are related. As mentioned in below article: quote In response to Türkiye's growing...

How confident and justifiable our Airforce brass would be in sending manned aircraft to virtually a suicide mission? With current manpads and drones proliferation levels available to even the simplest terror groups today, anyone with a logical mind should think twice before putting the pilots in...

I don’t know why we are wasting money on these. 17000feet =5,181.6 metres altitude. 0.35mach speed at 3km range. A simple missile like our Sungur or similar will hit these planes well before they can launch these munitions. If you haven’t got air dominance and not cleared target ground from...

https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/teaser/the-submarine-revolution--lithium-ion-battery-system-for-a-better-performance A good article about why Lithium batteries are better choice for diesel powered submarines. Japanese naval top brass have already listened to their submarine...

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/india-and-pakistan-are-sending-turkish-and-israeli-drones-to-war Turkish TB2 and Aknci drones were present in Pakistan-India war recently. A lot of bad publicity is coming from Indian generated media about them. But are there any impartial evaluation about...

Do we really need EU to help us militarily when we are already a NATO member? But it seems that EU needs Türkiye militarily more than Türkiye needs EU. So as our saying goes: If you enter a Hamam (Turkish Bath) you will sweat. If EU needs us then they have to treat us with member privileges...