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NATO E-3s flying over Van in the last month was unprecedented, never saw it before in the last decade. And Kürecik is still active.

That's a pretty nice infographic. Sad that longest ranged missiles we have just go <280km. :)

Yes, it's not just A320. Nearly every single Airbus or Boeing flying today have a TAI built part on it from small bolts supplied to Spirit for 737Max production to elevators on 787s, ailerons on A350s. There are plenty of tier 1 suppliers in Turkey and for many parts they are the sole suppliers...

Indonesia and the AH140 based Merah Putih frigate will be the launch customer of Atmaca VL. And also the first export of MIDLAS?

Any kind of easy capital brought by these contracts is good business.

"Development" is a loaded word in aircraft production. TAI have signed multiple contracts with multiple countries. TAI Azerbaijan, joint training models with Pakistan, TAI Malaysia etc. It's been announced that all these offices are also related to Kaan development aside from other larger...

@Strong AI , Saudi or bust.

"Turkish Aerospace "very close" to announcing second international customer for KAAN after Indonesia - CEO at Paris Air Show. Says issues such as F-35 'kill switch' debate, availability, price, tech transfer, MRO, etc all play to KAAN's strengths"

Getting closer.

I think at least 1 Hürkuş 1 is in inventory as Hürkuş HYEU.

I'll argue we never focused exclusively on the west. Stuff we built or harvested in the past was only good for those countries, now the stuff we build and harvest are sold all over because countries to our east have grown as well, like we did. Iraq now is our single biggest trade partner because...

2 old girls and Arif Ekmekçi are returning back to Turkey after more than 8 months. After a much needed maintenance, rest and recuperation, it should make the naval planning a bit easier. Hopefully if there's a second activation of the task group we'll see Hisars instead, though they lack the...

I think it's not that hard to argue that if %30-40 of your export economy evaporates overnight and you lose 100 billion in potential revenue(about 10% of 2023 Turkish GDP), you are still very much shafted. We don't have trillions of dollars lying in the soil, waiting to be extracted like Russia...

Yeah, no. Use your own words please.

What does this even mean? They do have the US, they will always have the US until the day US is alive. When it's not US, it'll be someone else. They survived much worse. Even then, missiles carrying 500kg equivalent tnt doesn't "wipe off" anyone. They are disruptive, but won't make anyone...

I think US economy is like the third or fourth thing they are thinking about for such a plan. Noone wants another forever war, especially against a country of 90 million.

Debts to foreign organizations have never stopped Turkey having a free foreign policy, not in 1921, not in 1974, not in 1995.

It's conjecture of course but, could be true as well.

That's the single most expensive capability any country can achieve force wise. A large, capable, robust air force is honestly cheaper, and less politically cumbersome. If you're not up there in the skies, you don't own them. If you don't own them, anything you have is a target. We are veering...

I don't think anyone doubts that.