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MANPAD batteries take time to charge. You can't just turn it on and fire. There has to be a scout(s) warning MANPAD crew beforehand to get ready. Flying fast and low using the terrain is very important for the helicopter. It greatly lowers MANPADs crew's reaction time. Helicopter also uses...

Better off with no fortification. At least it would be harder to spot. Government account seriously sharing this makes it even worse.

Egyptian ship is missing systems, electronics. Obviously they are not gonna sell some advanced sytems.

Latest picture of Al Galala (FFG 1002) Both countries training with the same ship class is very good way to train sailors fast for Egypt

Ukraine is involved obviously. They might experiment with larger engines maybe?

Selling to Poland can open way to selling to other European countries. First country that come to my mind is Spain.

Cost-effective, very successful trainer jet. It uses the same engine. Available research they can use. I would probably retrofit L39, just for unmanned jet research, developing subsystems, AI and such.

I wonder if Baykar used/using L39 Albatros as a reference for designing subsonic aircraft. I am not saying it would look like L39. Although MIUS will be similar size of a trainer jet. It does make sense as it one of the most widely used trainer jet. Many research available on L39. It uses the...

Mass shootings get the most attention even its rare. No one really cares about daily gun violence. The fact that you can get killed by a random person going on a rampage is shocking. Since kids, families etc. get killed it's a lot relatable for people. I think top reason for mass shootings is...

If we wanted to use fiber optic guidance for a missile like OMTAS. I am pretty sure we would have to redesign the whole missile.

I wonder if SSB explored the concept of leasing defense systems. Platforms like TB2, Anka are perfect for leasing. Low maintenance and high tech. Government can make some of their money back on drone purchases by leasing to friendly countries. Systems would then go back to the inventory after...

I don't support F-35 procurement either but still does not change the fact that we remained a partner in the program since 2002. We did make the mistake of planning the Air Force's future based on F-35 procurement. Later, we got ended up ousted from the program by giving them leverage over a...

Military should experiment with launching drones from vehicles such as Cobra, Vuran, Kirpi. It will allow to launch more capable drones compared to electric powered quadcopters. Drone should be able to be controlled from the inside vehicle. It will greatly increase situational awareness.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded LiquidPiston Inc., an advanced internal combustion engine technology company, an additional $2.5 million to continue development of its 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype, bringing DARPA’s total funding of the engine...

ANKA-S with MAM

Organization has to improve. With limited budget and time frame. State-owned companies, private companies, institutions etc. have to cooperate a lot better with each other. Stupid contract processes/politics. Lack of knowledge flows between companies. Lack of higher education institutions being...

Companies with names that end with -SAN try to take everything. It's a big problem in defense industry. There has to be a lot more organization with this limited budget. Roketsan is probably overtaking G40 with a Hisar based solution for point defense. We have to wait and see how the situation...

An Iraqi MiG-25 shot down a Predator drone performing reconnaissance over the no fly zone in Iraq on 23 December 2002. Predators had been armed with Stingers, and were being used to "bait" Iraqi fighter planes, then run. In this incident, the Predator, with a top speed of 135 mph (117 kn; 217...