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1000km Tayfun missile Pres Erdoğan mentioned in his recent interview.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/su-alt%C4%B1ndan-g%C3%BCd%C3%BCml%C3%BC-mermi-at%C4%B1%C5%9F-kabiliyeti-kazan%C4%B1m%C4%B1-ibrahim-s%C3%BCnnetci/

Akıncı requirement is low. A few dozen Akıncıs will be delivered. Don't expect to see a hundred Akıncı in the TAF inventory. There are 2 Baykar UAVs flying on Thrace. https://fr24.com/BYKR07/2e990c83 https://fr24.com/KAYI02/2e992142

As far as I know, 12 Akıncı delivered so far.

Anyway, Turkish boron carbide tiles are not the basic tiles, you can't buy similar tiles from Alibaba. Only a handful of countries can produce such armor tiles but the "only 3 countries" part of the news probably is an exaggeration or misleading.

Don't expect big numbers. The first order will come in small numbers like the Akıncı. The First 3 Kızılelma-As might be delivered by the end of 2023 or sometime in 2024. I expect a big order of Kızılelma-B in 2025. BTW Baykar is now a big company and Baykar will be a giant company in 2023. I...

Yes, you can order basic boron carbide ceramic tiles from various sources but not all of the Boron Carbides are the same. Depending on the production process and the small amount of additive materials added in the production, the mechanical properties of Boron Carbide and other armor materials...

Altay won't have Korean armor. We transferred technology from Korea in the past but that is not the current case. Things changed a lot since then. Altay armor will use Titanium Diboride, Boron Carbide, and Silicon Carbide. Things don't stop here. We are adding some materials like graphene to...

Kızılelma-A serial production can start as early as the end of 2023(optimistic estimate).

Akıncı can carry Mk-84. it can easily carry TRG-300. The real problem might be the length of the missile, not the weight.

I'm against the serial production with the Korean powerpack as the Batu project is at such an advanced stage. We should still integrate the Korean powerpack and keep it as an alternative if things go bad with Batu but at this point, we will gain something like 6 months or 1 year at most with the...

TRG-230-IHA can reach over 200km on the Akıncı platform when it is fired with a possible ballistic trajectory. It can reach 140-150km when fired in a near-linear trajectory. TRLG-230, TRG-122, and TRLG-122 will be integrated into the Akıncı platform. Baykar's Fergani space company is...

No, this missile doesn't need illumination. It is the air-launched version of the TRG-230. You can fire it to any known GPS coordinate (Well you can also fire TRLG-230 like that but it is a waste.). BTW there is also an air-launched version of TRLG-230.

Fırtına-II is not far away. I expect engine tests on the Fırtına-II platform to start next year. In the meantime, small amounts of Fırtına-IIs can be delivered with the spare powerpacks we have (3 delivered so far if I remember correctly).

If the US stops logistics no country can maintain even a single F-35. The US doesn't need pin codes to ground F-35s.

They are peacekeepers in name.

Made in Europe PV will have triple the price and the same quality as Chinese PV.

140+ Fırtına-II order is pending due to lack of powerpack.

I don't like the design of Brahmos. It is a huge and heavy missile and the air inlet design limits the volume of the nose section which in turn limits sensor capabilities.