not to derail the thread but that will never happen. Their economy has slowed down significantly and their population is collapsing (being halved in the next 45 years). They, like Japan once upon a time, will disappoint and never take over the US.
Revenue is not registered when deals are signed but when deliveries happen or milestones in production are reached (often with ships). That is why these numbers also can be misleading as Turkiye order books are full
What countries are in respectively the first and second tier? And what is the distinction between the tiers? I would say Turkey is already 2nd tier and pushing into first tier in the next 5 years.
Yes. But I think that some official source said that they targeted end of this year. Which makes sense, as you don’t want to do the first flight while the entire world is watching you
After an executive from Motor Sich was arrested for being a russian spy - other romours are saying that Baykar has abandoned plans for a factory in Ukraine altogether.
I hope it is true.
Absolutely not. You can even see that the aircraft has test flight instruments on its nose and wings. The first serial produced KE will have a lot more stealth and better built quality