WVR missile like bozdoğan especially has to be made much more maneuverable because the angular velocity of targets at close ranges is much higher. It is a natural fit.
A stealthy platform like Anka 3 will likely not be easily targeted at max range of patriot system, which is the whole point of stealth. Patriot could shoot down an F16 at 100km but F35 would have to get within 30km or so
So I imagine all the deals including F110, F16V, Eurofighter, Hürjet, F404, A400m, C130J etc is about to be cancelled. Just had to stay silent...
In other words: işte şimdi s.çtık
I wonder if this could lead the way for spain to collaborate on Kaan. Despite their aging harriers they have not yet comitted to purchasing F35B, although I imagine it's only a matter of time. However they have strong feelings about supporting their local industries. In the event that UK does...
And I doubt US would deny export license of F404 to spain. Heck, if we established a production centre there and spain imported engines as an intermediary in the worst case scenario, that would work too
Idea is they can be transported by cargo ships or cargo planes so you could deploy them anywhere and defend the shores of a remote region. And I think we need them even more in aegean.
I mean we are going for every possible thing, Özgür + Eurofighter + Block 70 + KAAN and if they give F35 we would take that as well, like, not either or, but all of them.
Honestly they should have tried to go for a 5th gen as baseline. Like KAAN. Halting tempest will not just kill the future of their military aviation industry, it will also kill the future of their defence policy and any potential "relative" independence from US for defence and international...