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I like your optimism. A down payment is made to show you are serious about the purchase. Seller has every right to hold on to that money in case of cancellation of the order. We abandoned the purchase of 79 kits in place of upgrading our F16s with our own Ozgur 2 programme in house. We need...

We have to somewhat pay for the 79 upgrades work to be implemented to our F16s. We need Lockheed Martin approval to alter and replace parts on those planes. We need LM’s help too to make a smooth transition of the upgrading work. In a way, buying the 40 new F16V70 planes is the payment that will...

Tranche numbers are bit of a snake oil story in the end. There are many tranche numbers flying up in the air. According to the UK , T4 with ECRS-MK2 is T4+ Standard. After T3 all additions are small increments of improvements. T4 has ECRS-MK1 (Hensoldt manufactured Aesa radar) which is a...

If you Investigated a bit more you will find that Spanish T1 planes have been upgraded to T2 with a good number of T3 equipment included as well. So ours wouldn’t be the first. But as stated in the above post, the upgrading of the software to the level of T3 standard on these to allow new...

As far as I remember from what UK Unions and press were saying, the factory has got 2 to 3 planes to build before the end of this year when they have no more work in hand. So they need more work to keep the workforce available for tempest. They need work to keep them going until 2030 at least...

Apparently Turkey is in a driving position about the deal over the purchase of the Typhoons. According to the below site : Meanwhile, it has recently been reported that the Typhoon factory in Warton, England, is mostly idle, with no Typhoons being produced - it is not clear if this means the...

Roketsan General Manager Murat İkinci had made the following statements in 2023: “TAYFUN is a deep strike weapon that can hit all elements that may pose a threat to our country. It has the precision to hit the target with pinpoint accuracy. TAYFUN’s development activities will continue...

I can see where you are coming from and understand your logic behind this. French are in a bit of a pickle. They need Allies with clout now. But in terms of US parts in Rafale; there are not many ! In fact, compared to the Gripen and EF2000, Rafale is fairly indigenously manufactured. Only a...

If true, this is a “proposition” or a “suggestion” made by a committee of the French state defence agency, to the government. We know that French have been quite vocal about the advances made by our defence industry, especially in drone technologies. So it is quite feasible for an agency as...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFkaCZCgdsj/?utm_source=ig_embed Üstat, apparently Defenceturk magazine has made news of it too. But it is not specific to FCAS. It is a collaboration request to be initiated in many areas of defence industries.

Attack submarines are the most vital weapons of every navy. The modern attack submarine is, in fact, a wolf that hunts alone. Apart from protecting surface ships and convoys, they are the nightmare of every surface platform with their primary mission of stealth attack; and of coastal and deep...

They did that to show solidarity with Israel. There is also the point whereby a 50 thousand dollar drone is targeting a 1 billion dollar air defence system or a civilian and/or strategically important military settlement. Then you have to stop that drone with whatever means you have available...

To even contemplate shooting a 20 to 50 thousand dollar kamikaze drone with a state of the art 3 million dollar meteor is madness. A missile like meteor is specifically built to bring down fast fighter jets 30 to 50 times pricier than itself. For such drones, Koral and Sungur is the best...

You should be able to make the math yourself; Typhoon’s maximum meteor number is 8. 4 under fuselage and 2 under each wing. But in air superiority set up, it has 6 meteors and 2 WVR missiles. 40 planes will need 240 meteors if you set them up as air superiority fighters. There should be a good...

They have already cut the steel for MILGEM 9th and 10th ships. https://www.anadolushipyard.com/en/media/news/steel-cutting-ceremony-of-milgem-9 https://www.denizhaber.net/sedef-milgem-10un-sac-kesimini-gerceklestirdi-haber-117093.htm So it has gone past the decision stage.

A carrier will need a submarine to protect her. But an attack submarine doesn’t need a carrier to perform her duties. The clear advantage of a nuclear submarine is apparent, whichever way look at it. Quote: The submarine, due to its stealth advantage and relatively cheaper cost compared to...

For high quantity mass production : 1. You have to have the eco system in place - supply of outsourced parts 2. The eco system should have synchronised production rate as Tusas 3. Airforce/Defence ministry should have the necessary funds allocated Once these are in place then the only two...

1. This is TFX-KAAN Fighter Jet thread. Stay on topic 2. Do not post unfounded claims without source

Please do not share posts here unless you have “credible” sources to show. Rumours and hearsay on important matters has no place here. Your personal views can be shared as long as it is stated so. Contrary behaviour is going to be treated as spam and warnings will be issued.

https://turdef.com/article/configuration-changed-for-turkish-fast-attack-craft The FAC/Turkish fast attack boat design has been changed. Instead of CODAG propulsion set up with diesel and gas turbines, it is being redesigned to be powered by CODAD, diesel and diesel to give better stability to...