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@Agha Sher , @Strong AI That is a 3820mm long Mk84 series bomb Akinci is carrying.. According to Roketsan the ER version of TRG 300 (370mm in diameter) is 5m in length. (See above) There is space there to accommodate the 5m long missile under Akinci’s belly. Especially if they move the FLIR...

There is a big and recurring illness within Turkish business psyche. If your friend or your neighbour is seemingly making good profit in a specific area of business, you have to invest in the same business. Call it jealousy or copy catting. But it happens and is wrong. The result of this...

A thermobaric bomb is essentially an oxygen user. It is specifically designed to operate in confined spaces where it can still access oxygen. And not suitable for underwater use. However underwater explosions conducted that contain metalised aluminium with up to 40% boron have proved quite...

https://forum.step.esa.int/t/sentinel-1-spatial-resolution/16258 Well, this site gives values similar to what I had read and shared in my previous post. But it is all retrospective. More area sweep at a time, less resolution Narrower swath distances, better resolution. More visits better...

Sentinel 1 Antenna is 0.821m x 12.3m. At 693km altitude for a 400km wide sweep it gives 40m x 40m resolution. For a 100km wide sweep you would get 20m x 20m resolution. For a 80km wide sweep the resolution increases to 5m x 5m. Originally developed to stop ship collisions; Sentinel-1 does this...

How are you going to follow planes over cloud cover? You need large (and I mean humongous) antennae to give you Synthetic Aperture Radar pictures over cloud cover. Also you need satellites that are at geosynchronous orbit (not geostationary or in line with the equator) to have continuous...

Then there is something not right. Same Video I have has an Akinci with no FLIR and with FLIR (same picture you shared) Nevertheless they clearly show that they are targeting via laser beam coming out of TB2. So I wonder if this year’s test involved no TB2 .

You have given up too quickly. But I think I may have solved the two tests dilemma! Although there was no real picture of target being hit in the first 2022 video, the PT2 Akinci is using a TB2’s laser as guidance. There is no FLIR here. So Akinci is just a munition mule here. In the second...

@Strong AI , That explanation has not really met my expectations. In this first 2022 firing video, they don’t show how well they have done. In the last video they have actually nearly missed the target. They hit the edge of a target circle. These munitions are using Laser targeting for...

Not intentional! You may have perceived it as aggressive. But it wasn’t my intention. Going back to my question; Your explanation still hasn’t clarified the questions in my mind. Having tested it in 2022, why did they feel the need to test it again? Has something changed with the munition? Or...

Can you then enlighten us about what this test is in aid of? Because I can’t see why this test has been done again. LGK-81 and LGK-82 had already performed firing tests this year from Anka-3 and Aksungur as well as from Akinci (in 2022) previous to this test. What was so specific about this...

Yet one mustn’t forget the Spanish overseas territories. They have the Balearic and Canary Islands, and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. Canary Islands are nearly 1500km away. They need a navy capable to protect these territories. Being part of the EU also imparts certain...

Great to see they can hit the target. But Akıncı will only be able to use this munition if it or a ground asset has a laser lock on the target. To do that and most importantly it has to be within firing range of 12 km. That means it will be taken out by enemy AD Systems well before it can...

Thanks. But after @what ’s confirmation of the site’s legitimacy, I have reluctantly used the gofundme. May be next time?

Go-Fund-me is asking for a good deal of personal information. Many foreign based members would be unwilling to share this on a site they are not fully informed about. Many, including myself have not even heard of gofundme. A payment system like PayPal that is more widespread will make it easier...

If I am not mistaken this is an AD missile for air to air use. It says “havadan havaya” I think developed from 122mm rocket. Looks longer than standard trg122.

More consequentially one needs to ask where we can use Akinci in an aerial warfare scenario when we meet a like peer adversary. If our airforce has not established an overall air superiority, then to push these drones in to battlefield would be like sending sheep to slaughter house. Akinci is...

If there is a will there is a way. Please remember that 950kg outer, 400kg inner payload limit was set for an Akinci with 2 x 450HP Ukranian engines propelling it. At the moment it has 2 x 750HP P&W PT6A engines. And we don’t really know it’s true performance levels with those engines. Selcuk...

He has truly boo-booed big time here. Mixed up cost of manufacture with cost of buying whilst exaggerating out of proportions to make a point. @TheInsider has made it clear in his posts as well. The guy is a genius in his field. He has the good luck of being well connected. He should know...

You guys are correct. That news is from a year ago. According to below newspiece PT3 has flown with the Afterburner capable engine in late 2024. Corrected my above post accordingly. https://www.donanimhaber.com/bayraktar-kizilelma-art-yakicili-motoruyla-ilk-defa-uctu--182351