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Well, F-4 is able to carry double Popeye missiles, A popeye missile is around 1360 kg around twice the weight of the SOM. So, SOM is no problem for F-4. Btw, you don't need a radar for a ground attack. They would be escorted by F-16 in a case of bombing mission.

Well, the topic was SOM and SCALP (as cruise missile). Which fighters able to carry scalp in your inventory? Mirage and Rafale. Which fighters able to carry SOM? F-16 and and F-4. That's it, you are looking into wrong details. Each hard point has different payload capacity based on their...

I think you are the one pointing out and types of the aircraft, the post mentions there available aircrafts that can carry the respective missile and how many can carry each. These images are not renders, an F-16 is able to carry 7700 kg of weapon load. F-16 even able to carry 2 2000lb(900)kg...

Yeah I saw now, it was due the video resolution at that time.

I don't know I just felt like it passed just above. There is one sequence with hole before but can not see here after it passes.

Is that a miss on 1:36-1:37?

So? What is your point?

Yes but how many Mirage and Rafale you have and how many F-16 and F-4 Turkey has, do the math. And you deliberately avoid UAVs that will deliver SOM. Edit

India bought S-400 and got away with CAATSA, while Turkey got sanctioned. Their explanation was mainly India not to be sanctioned was because they were not a NATO ally. Maybe Indonesia may also got away with CAATSA over Russian weapon procurement.

What boggles my mind if they remotely control the aircraft, why would deny US to get F-35, considering S-400 issue is an excuse. Wouldn't it much simpler for them if they would sell us F-35? So Turkey wouldn't try to get any alternative, US companies would gain billions of dollars, and in case...

Good luck with hunting other fighters with TB-2 or using bombs more than 100 kg.

You can not replace F-35 with TB2. You are comparing apples and oranges.

Eurocopter --> Airbus Helicopter. The fact is they have years of experience yet NH-90 is not that good.

No, we are on the same topic. There is nothing so revolutionary or different other than the range of SOM and SCALP. However, what you possess is the export version, which doesn't benefit that advantage.

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/australia-plans-early-retirement-for-nh90-helicopters-as-it-lines-up-black-hawk-order/146797.article Check this for NH-90. Availability rates are worse than compared to Blackhawks. Of course, the French would say it's Turkey's fault, it's face saving...

Well, compare Atmaca with Exocet doesn't matter. Maybe not the ones that France has, might be better than what you have.

What makes Exocet better than Atmaca, and what makes SCALP better than SOM? Range? Sure but you don't have longer-ranged SCALPS. We are maybe 20 years behind in certain tech but we started and eventually, we will close the gap.

Well, MBDA made good missiles such as HOT and Milan AT missiles but they sucked with Eryx, contract canceled by the Turkish army. Eurocopter made helicopters for years, but their NH-90 has lots of problems and countries try to get rid of them. HDW built submarines decades yet, they got problem...

Well our F-16, F-4 as well as newly introduced Aksungur and Akinci UAVS have capability to deliver SOM, a surface based version with longer range is on development. Yet, they are not tested in real combat environment. Neither meteor or mica are not battle proven. However, somehow they are also...

OK, you got 100s of SCALP, If that is what you want to believe.