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Are you saying they could retrofit an AC conventionally powered to nuclear powered? I feel like that's a pipe dream. When they were designing this, you can tell they got inspired by British ACs, but this project is still a big waste of money unless we can get F35Bs which won't happen.

This aircraft carrier is just a bigger TCG Anadolu, we don't need it. This aircraft carrier project is not worth it. Not worth it, unless you're going for nuclear propulsion (CATOBAR). Because you will have problems with EMALS (Electro-Magnetic Aircraft Launch System). And if you use steam...

You're crazy and out of touch, if you think that Erdogan will go for another "2-3 terms". He's 70 years old and his health is deteriorating.

Without the rule of law, separation of powers, fundamental rights/freedoms, and democracy nothing good will happen in this economy. You can bring the most qualified economists in the world from MIT and Harvard they still wouldn't be able to fix the Turkish economy...

https://gdh.digital/suudi-arabistana-bir-savas-ucagi-daha-teklif-edildi-f-15ex-100022/ https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/events/wds-three-way-dogfight-for-saudi-fighter-order You can't make this up.. Saudi Arabia is offered Rafale, Eurofighter, and now F-15EX. Given that it is an election...

The KF-21 Boramae is subject to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) restrictions. The Eurofighter also has US components so again ITAR restrictions. So TurAF is not trying to diversify the aircraft fleet from US control with these purchases. I think the logic here is timing...

Greek F-35s will cause a lot of headaches. Buying the S-400 has to be the dumbest foreign policy decision ever. We gave the USA a reason to kick us out of the program on a golden platter. I cannot imagine how hard the Greek and Israeli lobbies in Washington laughed. This stupidity will go down...

We can't convert Kaan to STOVL like F-35B/Harrier, that design phase of the project is long gone. And I don't think Kaan has the thrust-to-weight ratio to do STOBAR either; even if it did, you would have to limit the payload and fuel on the aircraft... At that point you might as well use KE, and...

This is very ambitious; you would need a nuclear-powered reactor to power the electromagnetic CATOBAR system. There are lots of technologies that we don't have. Electromagnetic catapults, nuclear reactors, and a CATOBAR-capable naval version of Kaan. Alternatively, you could go for...

This is a waste of money, there is no fighter jet available to use on this aircraft carrier. Using KE, TB-3, Hurjet or other light aircraft/UAV is not worth it on a platform like this. They would be spending $8B-$10B on a massive two island aircraft carrier, when we already can operate KE and...

It looks like the Indians ditched Rolls-Royce and Safran for engine development. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/all-us-clearances-received-hal-ge-to-produce-jet-engines-for-lca-mark2-amca-fighter-jets-in-india/articleshow/105314974.cms Rolls Royce offered them IP rights...

I think there will be early election in March/May 2024 because of the economic situation. Doesn't matter who wins.

Yeah no single country or group of countries would inject $50B-$100B in the Turkish economy. The government would either have to go to the IMF, or end up like Lebanon or Sri Lanka.

Turkey will probably default on its debt in 6-8 months, tourism in the summer may help, but winter things are going to be crazy. The central bank has run out of foreign reserves and has recently started selling the gold reserves to make sure the dollar doesn't rise during the elections - so...

Our people are less educated. Ordinary average Turks don't understand separation of powers, independence of the judiciary, rule of law.. Uneducated people love populist leaders like Netanyahu, Putin and Erdogan. I say this as a right wing patriot.

This is Fatih Erdoğan, cousin of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Here he is in a yellow Lamborghini in the USA. These people are the real patriots apparently, anyone who stands against them is either a terrorist supporter or a slave to the West. Open your eyes, they are laughing all the way to the bank.

Everyone here should be voting/supporting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu because the brain drain that is happening in our defence sector is at a horrific level... Engineers that have worked at TAI with 20+ years of experience go to places like France, Germany to work for Thales and Rheinmetall. Entire...

What's the possibility that we send S-400 air defence system to Ukraine after Erdogan is gone? The opposition has promised we will return back to F-35 program. Apparently we don't even need S-400 anymore as we have SIPER and HISAR (from Aselsan)

You know the funny thing? Our F-16s will probably get blocked by people like Menendez, its so sad that a small country like Greece has so much lobbying power in Congress, but we can't even get approved 4th gen fighters whilst they get state of the art 5th gen fighters.

Does anyone know if the F16 deal for Turkiye is in the same package as the deal for F35 for Greece? If we don't buy the F-16, Greece wouldn't get F35s right? Or is the F35 a separate deal that is not conditional on anything?