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Has any Turkish official ever claimed otherwise? They have all said that it will still be inferior to F-22/F-35 in some areas. They have even confirmed that this aircraft as a first block will not deliver the performance they are aiming for but will at least be superior to the GEN 4.5 aircraft...

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/29/us/f-35-fighter-jet-crash-hnk/index.html Another crash to the F-35 and to be honest I don't think much of the F-35 either, the plane is simply over engineered and permanently flawed.

And the other countries involved in the METEOR project will exert enormous pressure on France to conclude this deal. Don't forget: EU armaments projects stand or fall with their cooperation! England, Italy & Co and France, Germany & Co are already going their separate ways on the GEN 6 aircraft...

Michael Rubin is Jew and the perfect Shylock

I hope something moves in the near future, for me and many here in the forum 7-9 months for a new prototype is simply too much time. I hope they can speed it up somehow. The aircraft absolutely has to be ready as Block 0 in 2028/29, any delay could be fatal for the project. Many outside interest...

https://turdef.com/article/kaan-fighter-jet-gets-smaller-and-what-does-it-mean What was more or less an open secret has now been confirmed, TAI KAAN as the second prototype will be a tick smaller and hopefully not so compressed as a result.

The question is where to get these special nuclear reactors from, neither the USA, China/Russia and the EU will sell them nor will they provide the technical know-how. Nuclear reactors for ships and submarines are needed if you want to pursue absolute geopolitics. Nobody would want to support us...

Do we actually have an additional earth observation satellite with an image resolution of 0.5 meters and additional SAR? Or is Turkey planning something like this in the next 6-8 years? That would be the next construction site that should be tackled.

It is also a counterweight in the Mediterranean to France, Greece/Cyprus and Egypt. Neither Spain nor Italy want or tolerate France having or gaining too much power in the Mediterranean through its proxies such as Greece/Cyprus & Egypt. That is why they support Turkey pragmatically, e.g. through...

I am only worried about the industrial cooperation between Pakistan and China through J-17, there could be an involuntary transfer of technology from TAI KAAN through Chinese espionage.

The Hürjet, in its current trainer configuration, is not suitable for a naval version. Investing in such an adaptation would be a waste of resources, as the aircraft would be outmatched in every aspect. In a potential conflict, it would stand no chance against competitors. Deploying an aircraft...

Perhaps it would have made more sense to develop the Hürjet 20-30% larger with 2 F-404 engines.... Additionally with a small internal weapons bay for 2-3 AAMs and a bit more stealth Design. As it is now, it would always lose as a future naval version against Russia, China, India or France, e.g...

OK, you don't seem to understand 😊 Turkey doesn't have the financial means, you can't just develop an absolutely high end engine and produce it on an assembly line just because you or I want it that way. The aircraft also has to be affordable, both in terms of the purchase price for the armed...

This is just a theory of mine, I just wanted to make the engine less complex as Revision 1. TAI KAAN will probably be a bit smaller and more delicate anyway, between 6-8% reduction is mentioned, and therefore also lighter. So 90kn dry and 150kn wet is a sweet spot, isn't it? You also have to be...

How realistic is it if the indigenous engine has this configuration it is less complex than the F-110 129, it has less mechanical parts and therefore a bit more power. It has 1 less fan and compressor and 1 more high and low pressure turbine to distribute the load more evenly.

Yes...is not really better Engine then PD170 PD222 PD170 PD270? 20000ft 250hp 30000ft 170hp Would not be bad then you could carry 450-500kg payload, the TB3 would benefit immensely. It could carry 2-4 MAM-T and 1x air-to-air missile against enemy drones with dual/quad pneumatic racks + 1-2...

Is there actually a better engine than TEI PD170 for higher payloads for MALE drones like TB2/3 and Anka S?

Addendum/supplement: I even maintain that they have gone a few steps further in their considerations. They can easily use the 40 F-16 Block 70 + 40 Eurofighters against Russia and most countries in the Middle East if they have to. They can easily send them into some pointless NATO maneuvers on...

Then I ask you, what damage has the F-35 exclusion really caused that it is irreversible for Turkey? I say none worth mentioning because both Turkey with the S-400 and the U.S. with the non-delivery of the F-35 could walk this line without significant damage to either side. Both sides had to go...

For one simple reason: The Americans cannot stop the KAAN project. In fact, I am very sure that they know exactly when the Turkish engine will be ready and what specifications it will have. From the American point of view, a refusal by the US government to export F-110s would be useless and...