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  1. TheInsider

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    This is the biggest bullshit that I have ever heard in this forum. This is so disrespectful to the engineers and mechanics of the TAI. BTW TAI has not just experimented with arming ANKA, as you can see from the screenshot I posted ANKA-B was accepted into inventory and conducted missions before...
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    France's generals warn Macron 'if you don't prevent growing chaos, civil war will break out'

    I don't think the French military should step in while Kamala Harris and her neo-commies are in power in Washington. Especially not before striking a deal with them or black lives matter French version might happen. And there is also another side to that debate I think some fractions of the...
  3. TheInsider

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    BAYKAR caught lying again. Baykar announced that TB2 is the first UCAV of Turkiye from their official twitter account. In reality first UCAV of Turkiye is TAI Anka-B which fired a cirit missile in 2013 nearly a year before TB2.
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    3 Fırtına-2s delivered so far with MTU powerpack, 3 more will be delivered in June. A total of 140 FIrtına-2s will be delivered(250 planned, order cut down to 140 because of price creep). I expect the first Fırtına-2 with the local powerpack to appear next year. National Fırtına-2 powerpack will...
  5. TheInsider

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    1500hp powerpack production target date is 2024. Transmission has a large British input(probably from CAT)
  6. TheInsider

    Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus News & Update

    EU is trying real hard with non-governmental organizations :)
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    TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

    Not confirmed officially. The info came from a source. Overall 24 fighters will be produced for TuAF every year for ~10 years. TF-X project serial production phase will continue till the end of 2030s.
  8. TheInsider

    TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

    Total cost of TF-X project is expected to be between 50-60 billion $. This figure includes everything. 9 prototype +250 Fighters=25 billion. Salaries: 5 billion $ R&D and investment budget: 5 billion $ Life cycle costs: 25 billion $
  9. TheInsider

    TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

    60 billion $ budget includes R&D expenditures, technological and manufacturing investments(wind tunnel, lightning test center, composite factory etc), salaries of engineer and workers, prototype aircraft, price of 250 aircraft to be procured and life cycle costs of those aircrafts. Fly away...
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    Azerbaijan Armenia Tensions

    Azerbaijan and Armenia round 3 might become reality after the Armenian elections if the winning party doesn't take steps to accept the conditions of Zengezur corridor according to cease-fire treaty.
  11. TheInsider

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    This won't work. Such systems have altitude restrictions. They might be good to close altitudes under 15k feet on a hot summer day but if you want to go higher you need advanced de-icing systems.
  12. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    No, wing area of MAM-T is slightly smaller and geometry of the bomb is not ideal(optimized for thermobaric warhead) compared to Aselsan miniature munition. If a miniature bomb and MAM-T is released by an F-16 with the same velocity @40k feet altitude miniature bomb will glide further. MAM-T...
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    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    MAM-T Range Figures 30km for UAV 200-250km/h @15-20k feet 60km for Hurkus-C 500-600km/h @ 30k feet 80km for Fighter 0.8-0.9 mach 40k feet. Given ranges are minimum guaranteed ranges at that speed and altitude. Laser designator can paint targets up to 30km and 40-45k feet altitude. Optionally...
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    TR HÜRJET-Advanced Jet Trainer/ Light attack aircraft

    Turkey plans to use an electromagnetic launching system in its future carrier. Experience gained from railgun projects will play a crucial role in the development of an electromagnetic launching system. An aircraft carrier is planned after 2030 so a long road ahead. Turkey wants a carrier...
  15. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    No, Officially 8km. But it is not hard to extend it to 10 if it is necessary especially if you don't need to fire it from the shoulder.
  16. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    RAM is offered to Navy on top of I class they rejected it stating that the vessel already has VLS system and ESSM/ESSM2(Navy wanted to use a combination of ESSM and ESSM2 on the i class before the US embargo) at the end of the design phase. They wanted phalanx as a CIWS. After the US embargo on...
  17. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    You are completely wrong. We are not the US. Turkish Navy has its own priorities. ESSM is the main anti missile missile of the Turkish Navy. Only in the absence of ESSM(or similar missiles) TN is willing to utilize RAM. RAM=Cheaper and worse ESSM alternative for our NAVY. Look at how many ships...
  18. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    This isnt true. I asked many Navy weapons officers and they said having both RAM and ESSM is redundant. Turkish Navy puts RAM system on the vessels which don't have ESSM because it is still a cheaper alternative than installing VLS(big work the ship has to designed for VLS in the first place)...
  19. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    No, we won't redesign Sungur from the scratch. We will use it as is or we will slightly increase its range if that 2 km extra range is making a meaningful difference in combat simulations. This can be done by slightly increasing the length or width of the missile or improving the rocket motor or...
  20. TheInsider

    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    No there is no such thing as a low IR signature target at an 8km range. Suddenly argument for RAM turned into RAM2 which is a completely different missile system. Make no mistake and don't let the name fool you RAM2 is a different missile from the bottom up and it is even more expensive than RAM...

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