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A carrier will need a submarine to protect her. But an attack submarine doesn’t need a carrier to perform her duties. The clear advantage of a nuclear submarine is apparent, whichever way look at it. Quote: The submarine, due to its stealth advantage and relatively cheaper cost compared to...

For high quantity mass production : 1. You have to have the eco system in place - supply of outsourced parts 2. The eco system should have synchronised production rate as Tusas 3. Airforce/Defence ministry should have the necessary funds allocated Once these are in place then the only two...

1. This is TFX-KAAN Fighter Jet thread. Stay on topic 2. Do not post unfounded claims without source

Please do not share posts here unless you have “credible” sources to show. Rumours and hearsay on important matters has no place here. Your personal views can be shared as long as it is stated so. Contrary behaviour is going to be treated as spam and warnings will be issued.

https://turdef.com/article/configuration-changed-for-turkish-fast-attack-craft The FAC/Turkish fast attack boat design has been changed. Instead of CODAG propulsion set up with diesel and gas turbines, it is being redesigned to be powered by CODAD, diesel and diesel to give better stability to...

Nice; But these howitzers are, operating mostly 10’s of kilometres behind frontlines and stationary. The only time they will move is when they have to change positions or follow progressing fighting units. If they need to be moved to distant positions they will be carried on wheeled transports...

First of all you need to know that Pakistanis see Turks as their brethren. Not just because of the same religion they believe in; But due to their ancestry. If you check out Indian history before the British, you will find that Indian lands were playing host to no less than 7-8 Turkic states...

Bro, there is no Firtina-1 in production. The new ones will all be Firtina-2. She says at the beginning; ” All shooting and mobility tests have been completed“. “ it is going to enter inventory shortly”! So, going by these words it is a done deal. They are not going to produce the old baseline...

Moved to its correct place. Thanks for reminding. Haber Turk has made the news. It could be the body of a firtina1 they used. But since Firtina 2 still has problems with engine supply, this it seems to be the basis of the new version to go forward. The news piece mentions the howitzers joining...

Firtina-2 howitzer’s new version’s name has become GURHAN. But with a very important change under the hood. It has a hybrid electric drive train. Before sending it out to the field it can be charged in 3 hours from a plug-in point. Then a diesel generator, when needed, can keep the charge at...

No one is saying that an absolutely high end engine is to be produced. What KAAN will have is an engine that is similar to an F-119. Probably with few more extras like CMC parts in certain hot sections. Not really. There are loads of countries that can’t have access to F35. Also we know the...

Since Germany lifted their opposition to the supply of Typhoon jets, the EJ200 engines can be produced in house by Kale/RR for 40 planes(80+ engines) and 90 Hurjets (100 engines). On top of these if we export Hurjets and go for another squadron of Typhoons there could be an optional quantity of...

https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/tuerkiye-and-pakistan-establish-joint-factory-for-production-of-kaan-fighter-jet This is an interesting news. If it is genuine, then there are many angles with which the dynamics of it, can affect the project KAAN. Pakistan’s expertise in...

Of course! It all depends on what we are expecting from the UCAV. TB3, as it is can loiter in the air for 24 hours giving TCG Anadolu, valuable intel and/or protection. A turboprop powered UAV, will have better altitude and payload performance. But will not stay in the air as long. Neither will...

They are both 2.1 litre diesel engines. If memory serves they are built on the same old Mercedes engine block. PD222, has a single turbo charger, where as PD170 has a two stage turbo charger and uses less fuel and has better high altitude performance. PD222 was specifically developed with high...

https://www.savunmasanayist.com/bayraktar-tb3ten-cift-mam-t-atisi-tek-delik/ A nice and very important detail has been overlooked. During this firing test, 2 MAM-T bombs were sent to the target. Incidentally, both bombs hit the target at the same spot. Second one going through the hole of the...

If you check the initial specs of the Tempest engine it has a system embedded inside the engine core to develop potentially up to 1MegaWatt of electrical output. Quote: “The electrical embedded starter-generator will save space and provide the large amount of electrical power required by...

Tempest is supposed to be with a 19m length and 13.5m wing span. That is slightly shorter than KAAN. But overall it is almost a similar size plane to KAAN. (KAAN is a big plane too) The engines to power this plane are 2 x ~35000lbf class engines. So they are at around the same thrust level as...

When I mentioned about underestimating and belittling, it wasn’t directed to @Spitfire9 ’s comments directly. But in a round about way, where it was an answer, in case his questions were understood as being belittling. Of course, Turkiye doesn’t have the gas turbine expertise that RR have. But...

Why do you think GE has a 46% stake in TEI? TEI had nothing to contribute when it was set up. Today there is a trained workforce and management in place that has a very good level of understanding of high tech jet engine manufacturing at a “competitive” price plus a culture that is R&D...