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The total defense budget of Türkiye is roughly around 25 billion $ when you add defense industry support fund(SSDF) and various R&D funds.

This is simply not true. The powerpack is not the only problem. BMC has no tank and tracked vehicle production or tracked vehicle upgrade capability in general. There are a dozen MTU powerpacks available but BMC can't produce the tank. Leopard modernization offer was a joke BMC welded Altay...

The project is still at the hands of BMC. If nothing happens in a week or two maybe in a month expect the project to stay at BMC.

Roketsan is working on reusable liquid-fueled booster rockets for space applications.

I'm %100 sure that the project started in 2008 and Roketsan became a part of the project in 2013.

It will guarantee that the integration of the Korean powerpack can be completed without further delays. There is no guarantee that BMC can successfully integrate the Korean powerpack and complete all tests on Altay with success to fully qualify the product. If the Korean powerpack integration...

AL-9500F is probably designed and shelved waiting for foreign financing because Ukraine has no money to finance that program.

When a +18 tape spreads on social media the first question to be asked is who released that tape, who benefits from it, and for what purpose it is released?

I brought big news about BMC and Ethem Sancak. Qatari shareholders complained to Erdogan about Ethem Sancak and Talip Öztürk and they have good reasons to complain. Erdogan phoned Ethem and swore at his face after he was told that Altay tank with a fully qualified Turkish powerpack (engine and...

Yes, but they are under the command of the UN.

It is going on without a problem. Roketsan is responsible for the warhead and tests of the control system. The project was supposed to finish in 2014 but saw massive delays due to Germany and will be finished in 2022.

No foreign license on anything regarding ecotorq series of products.

Yes but if somehow things get calmer ecotorq engine and transmission might find their way for 4x4 armored vehicles. Especially for patrol and recon variants. Ecotorq engine has 3 variants 330 PS (325 HP), 420 PS (414 HP), 480 PS (473 HP). Ecotorq series of engines completely satisfy Euro 6...

All of the Kuzgun variants(gliding-SS, solid fuel-KY, turbojet-TJ) will be tested in 2022. Kuzgun will have a two-way datalink and man-in-the-loop capability. Kuzgun SS will be tested before the end of this year. Kuzgun-SS and KY will carry a 60kg warhead, Kuzgun-TJ will carry a 30kg warhead...

That is the plan. TAF always does that. The requirement for Gökdoğan was 60km range. Gökdoğan has a longer range.

150 KTJ-3200 turbojet engine will be delivered in 2022. If requested Kale can easily double that amount. Prototype production of improved KTJ-3200 is nearing completion. It will have similar dimensions compared to KTJ-3200, it will produce more thrust and will consume less fuel. The first tests...

Because that is the airforce plan and requirement. Any later than those dates and TAI will be responsible for delaying the project. Kotil basically says TAI will perform better.

Turkish exports climbed over %1 of the world's total exports for the first time in its history. https://www.star.com.tr/ekonomi/bakan-mus-turkiyenin-dunya-ihracatindan-aldigi-pay-cumhuriyet-tarihinde-ilk-kez-1in-uzerine-cikti-haber-1660835/

This looks like a ready product, probably completed its tests. Now Ford Otosan vehicles will have %90 Turkish national components.

I wonder whether the launcher belongs to Bora/Khan. It seems like some people try to remind us that they are watching us.