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Well spotted! corrected. Thanks.

TOYGUN has been designed by Aselsan as an Electro-Optical-Targeting-System for the MMU. It can detect passively any threats against the plane and has been specifically designed for a 5th generation aircraft. KARAT is an Infra-Red-Search&Track system again designed for MMU. Similar to the one in...

You are correct. The engine was produced as RR-Turbomeca. But Rolls Royce produces this engine as RR only in Derby. Also RR has licensed production of this engine in Japan with Mitsubishi and licensed parts production in India. So getting this engine from RR direct should not present a problem...

Good question. It is still not too late to do so. Probably dealing with a war torn Ukraine was easier than a RR that holds stronger cards in hand.

“Being able to get engines” dilemma, can be resolved if they approached RR for the Adour engine. It can be the replacement engine until TF6000 is ready. Even Honeywell f124/125 can be considered. The Honeywell engines are both RR engines, even though produced in US. Yet Adour engines are made in...

If the engine has convergent/divergent nozzle structure and the plane is high enough with the right load, it can do supersonic speeds. Even with a convergent nozzle it can achieve supersonic speeds albeit for a short duration. Ukrainian engine it has at the moment is already short of power. So...

TF6000 being built by TEI as a 5th generation engine is suitable and most likely meant for Anka3. There seems to be plenty of space for Aesa radar T/R modules placement if it is so willed. Until TF6000 is ready an engine like the one on KE, most likely Ukranian (I had rather see an RR Adour...

Ingenious system of catching used booster rocket. If it works why question it! Methane burns blue. Higher the energy of a flame, the bluer it is. But as the flame leaves and cools/loses energy, it would gradually turn towards red spectrum. below picture of raptor rocket testing shows the flame...

Ingenious system of catching used booster rocket. If it works why question it! Methane burns blue. Higher the energy of a flame, the bluer it is. But as the flame leaves and cools/loses energy, it would gradually turn towards red spectrum. below picture of raptor rocket testing shows the flame...

Interesting video where the Tusas chief engineer informs us that when Hurjet first flew they were also gladly surprised that the plane did not red flag any faults. Even the accompanying F16 pilot commented and questioned if this was truly the first flight of this plane. This is expediting the...

The missiles like TRG-300 are quasi ballistic missiles. Their main job is to carry a heavy destructive explosive to the target area. When they are launched, with their rocket motors, they reach very high supersonic speeds. By this time they will have reached a rarified level of atmosphere where...

Air defence missiles’ flight speed is secondary when it comes to intercepting. A 3 Mach AD missile can hit a hypersonic missile if it has a good seeker. Rampage has a suppressed trajectory. It is a type of quasi ballistic missile. After launch it goes up to 40-50km altitude then goes down...

TRG300 equivalent is Israeli “Rampage” missile. Their F16s can carry 4 of these. Launched from air, the Israelis conservatively state that they at least double their land launched ranges. I don’t think they would be very suitable for drones like Akinci. Although Akinci has capacity to carry at...

I love it. Both Akinci and Aksungur can carry multiple of these. In fact Akinci can fill all its 8 hard points with IHA122. Aksungur can do the same with 6 hard points. I am still pining for the Turkish TRG300 missiles to be integrated in to our jets.

To add to @Nilgiri ’s detailed explanation; re: the performance of jet engine and TIT (Turbine Inlet Temperature) An engine like f110 may use 4th generation single Crystal super alloy turbine blades that are tested to withstand say 1335 degrees centigrade. But the TIT of that engine can be as...

There may be those of you that would say; why do we need presses for single crystals? When nickel super alloys are drawn and directionally solidified to form single crystals, they also form pores that are up to a hundred microns in length inside the crystalline structure. The pores that are...

@Rodeo , exactly at this time stamp (1.08.08) he says this picture is a month or two old. It is in much further stage now, close to soon being fired up. So this is old news. I must ask our members to be more considerate when posting old content and to make sure it is duly dated to prevent any...

It is great that we are working on 4th generation single crystals now. As can be seen from below file, CMSX4 series are 2nd generation and CMSX10 series are the third generation single crystal super alloys. https://www.phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk/2003/Superalloys/SX/SX.html MC-NG super alloy is...

From a technical point of view and as an addition to @Cabatli_TR ’s post, it should be noted that although Rafale and Typhoon may give the impression that they are from the same kin, they are quite different. Yes they are both twin engined delta wing aircraft with canards. But for a start...

EF2000 Typhoon with its new hybrid (GaN/GaAs) ECRS-Mk2 Aesa radar and much advanced IRST sensor suite is a very capable fighter jet. As well as being able to fire the much acclaimed Meteor a2a missile it has a host of smart bombs and missiles for air to ground missions too. It could give a plane...