I mean the real thing looked a lot like the mock-up you saw above, and the brochures weren't far off either. Dead space as in? It could've been a design decision taken on behalf of the aero team.
Looks can be deceiving. The radome is not that small when you're standing next to it. The cockpit mock-up was based on the aircraft's final configuration.
There could be a TISU. Just because it's a render, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. TAI simply has their priorities. And who knows? They might be awaiting further developments on the engine side. The realization of the program could be pretty quick.
-Yes I was. They're only on the drawing board. Nothing concrete as of yet.
-30mm as far as I know. The real ATAK 2 doesn't really look like the mock-up.
-Y'know the king of Malaysia visited TAI yesterday. So the scenes weren't much different today. They had opened the canopy up. Looked like...