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  1. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    Exactly. As such a device’s presence can’t be known, we can only guess and use conjecture. Even if there is, they will never admit it’s presence and we will never know. If any country knew such a device is fitted on their plane they wouldn’t be very willing to buy that plane. It is a good idea...
  2. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    Can you give us concrete proof that what you claim can be done by the push of a button? Or is it just a generalisation that if US wants to ground any county’s F35 fighters, they can do it by stopping spares etc? Because that statement is a bit vague!
  3. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    To add to your post re f16 crashes; TAF has bought 280 f16s in total through Peace Onyx program. Today we have 245 F16s. (87 of these are used as trainers) So we have lost 35 planes.
  4. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    It is a valid argument in the sense that these countries have made a conscious choice (like we had until we were kicked out - we were those countries once) to purchase these planes knowing exactly how much they are technically going to be dependent on US. US supporting PYD and clashing with us...
  5. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    You are free to believe in whatever you want to believe. But just think that if this plane were such a security problem as it is made out to be, why on earth countries like UK, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Canada, Australia, Japan, SKorea, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and Singapore have ordered these...
  6. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    I am afraid it is not quite as drastic as you have portrayed here. The ALIS - Autonomic Logistics Information System that the F35 planes have, is actually like a small laptop device that contains mission and flight information and is pushed in to a slot on the cockpit by the pilot before each...
  7. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    M60T Sabra modernisation has proved to be very effective. It has shown how survivable this tank becomes in live battlefield conditions. We have now updated these tanks further in to M60TM configuration. We can do these modernisations in house. They need a 1000hp MTU engine. We have an...
  8. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    What you see as flip side of what West has done , I see as our deficiency and shortcomings in our education system. It is only now are we seeing our Universities and scientific establishments being involved in research and development. Still many of our private enterprises are only interested in...
  9. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    If you want to be paranoid about it, then we shouldn’t buy any planes whatsoever from US. We all know that the indigenous way is the way to go. But do not forget that every single technical advance we managed up till now, has it’s roots at the Western know how given to us and western tech we...
  10. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    F35 may have it’s drawbacks. But they are great planes that will tip the scales to the side of the airforce using them. Yes, if you do not have the source codes and freedom to integrate your own weapons, it is a drag! It ties you dependent on US origin weapons. But to have a couple of squadrons...
  11. Yasar_TR

    Will Turkey Seek Chinese Or Korean Fighters If F-16 Request Is Denied?

    To tell you the truth, the only thing that really is great about this plane is that, it has a very agile airframe that performs really well with a comparatively small engine like f414 and it’s GaN based Aeas radar on the new E and F versions. Biggest down side , apart from all those US and...
  12. Yasar_TR

    TR Aircraft Carrier & Amphibious Ship Programs

    Super Cobras are old and a bit outdated. But they are built as sea worthy attack helicopters, and most importantly can still be very much in use. It was stated that, now that the Turkish Army Aviation Command has numerous T-129A/B Atak assault helicopters in its inventory, it could transfer its...
  13. Yasar_TR

    Will Turkey Seek Chinese Or Korean Fighters If F-16 Request Is Denied?

    Good question! Saab Gripen is a very capable plane. But made by Sweden; a staunch critic of Turkish government. Some may say, “money is king”. But the Plane itself is not that much more advanced to warrant it as a stop gap. Eurofighter is probably the best 4+ class there is. But the German...
  14. Yasar_TR

    TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

    @peers , first of all welcome to the forum! Exactly! Physically no official source and logically, well, it just doesn‘t add up!
  15. Yasar_TR

    TR Navy Naval Programs

    They seem to be doing something at the back of the ship. Arresting wire system? When “fully” operational with the correct equipment, this is going to be one hell of a ship for our navy. No matter how much you are a critic of it, being too expensive to build and maintain, it is an undeniable...
  16. Yasar_TR

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    https://www.savunmasanayist.com/akinci-tiha-icin-ilk-ihracat-sozlesmesi-imzalandi/ Well this is a first. We haven’t even got enough of them operating. But Baykar has already signed an export sale contract for the Akinci UCAV. Any guesses who that can be? My money is on Ukraine!
  17. Yasar_TR

    TR Navy Naval Programs

    https://m5dergi.com/savunma-haberleri/pirireisin-liman-kabul-testleri-basladi/ At last, the first of our new submarines is coming home! Piri Reis Sub, has started port acceptance tests. Upon completing these tests the sub will go through the sea acceptance tests.
  18. Yasar_TR

    TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

    Can F-35 carry Meteor? Here is an excerpt of the answer of the article to this question: BAE Systems and MBDA have been contracted to complete the integration of Meteor and Spear missiles onto the Lockheed Martin F-35 for two European operators. ... The fifth-generation fighter will be able...
  19. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Defence Programs

    Before our esteemed members enlighten us regarding the Siper missiles’ operational envelope information, I would like to ask another question about using SAMs as Anti Ship missiles; How effective can they be with around 15kg of explosives? (SAMP/T Aster series have 15kg explosives) Now, if a...

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