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It is delayed, in the meantime, SSB funded an engine and a factory but this is not it Turkish defense industry companies also spent huge money from their own coffers which should also be taken into account. For example, Aselsan spent a big amount of money on the next-gen tank's electronics. This...

I'm not saying the time of tanks is over or tanks are useless. This is the tank of 20th century. It is like bringing a knife to a gun fight. Altay is the most expensive tank of the world if we take into account R&D side of the things.

This purchase will align with NATO's posture against Russia and Iran.

As far as i know it won't replace. Siper 2 is similar to SM-2, Siper-3 is more like a long-range Pac-3

This is a white elephant project. We will pay 15 million euros per piece for a tank that a few thousand-dollar FPV drone can destroy.

Unfortunately, big strings are attached to the Eurofighter, F-16, and possible F-35 deal... The first one is the NATO bid of South Cyprus. The second one is the Sea of Islands and East Med issues (as a bonus, the rights of the Greek Patriarchate will be increased) The third one is the PKK terror...

By the way the last approach speed of TB3 is 60 knots and relative speed to TCG Anadolu (18knots) is 42knots. This landing is thanks to the aerodynamic design of TB3 it has a very low stall speed. It doesn't need arresting cables but i think some sort of safety precaution should be included...

The naval variant of TB3 has an MTOW of 1450kg, and the land-based variant has an MTOW of 1600kg. Both can carry 280kg of payload. TB3 took off and landed just as I expected smoothly without any problems. IMO, the landing was an overkill it didn't use more than half of the runway and this was an...

It might be the first ignition of TF-10000. Afterburner should be ready.

This is the plan. The requirement is 240 Kaans after Turkiye is kicked out of the F-35 program. Will there be any delays? Likely but your guess is as good as mine. Turkish Air Force wants a fleet of 400 fighters with a 2/3 ratio of 4.5th and 5th/5.5th gen fighters. You make plans and you want to...

The Turkish Air Force will acquire 240 Kaans between 2028 and 2040. By 2040, the Turkish Air Force's fighter fleet will consist of 40 Eurofighters, 120 F16s, and 240 Kaans.

And it resulted in bad blood between Trump and Pompeo and Pentagon didn't execute Trumps order.

Marco Rubio will be appointed as Secretary of the State big trouble for Turkiye. He is pro-Gulenist and supports PKK/YPG.

Trump is expected to cease support for YPG/PKK. Page 218 second paragraph https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf This is the bible of conservatives. Of course in reality it might not be that easy. The Pentagon and CIA will %100 oppose to this idea.

This is how dictators rule. Dictatorship 101.

Landslide victory for the Orange Man. Trump wiped the floor with Kamala. My money was on the Trump but I never thought Trump could win that big.

Turkiye might start a new op in Syria if Trump is elected. Erdogan and Trump previously agreed on a 30-35km buffer zone in Syria.

Turkiye can easily produce more than 5000 guidance kits per year. Aselsan alone will deliver more than 3k kits per year according to the size of this contract. This makes Turkiye the second biggest producer in NATO after the US with a big margin ahead of the third. Probably all of the NATO...

Yes and no. Any friendly nation might buy Siper 3 and use it with existing batteries but to take advantage of its full capabilities Aselsan YIRAD (High Altitude radar) is needed at the minimum. Turkiye also plans to deploy space-based sensors after 2030 to further improve effectiveness of the...