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Just took a look at Menendez's probable replacements. Two most likely are Ben Cardin and Jeanne Shaheen. Cardin spoke about Kavala back then but he seems much calmer. Shaheen co wrote the bill that removed Turkey from the JSF and also wrote extensively about Op. Peace Spring. Cardin is set to...

Aselsan does probably take the biggest cake of the program between the subcontractors but it is not the only one. This also is the only public figure so far for the program. There's still Roketsan, and more importantly TAIS/STM. As well as multiple smaller subcontractors. Hopefully we'll get a...

People calling him out won't have much effect in the primary and they will vote dem in the elections though. True. He won't get any love during the election cycle yes, but I also don't believe F-16 sale will pass in the election cycle as well. Everybody is corrupt in the DC, point is to be not...

This is the 3rd or 4th corruption scandal of Menendez. Also the second time he's being tried for corruption, first one was in 2018 and it was dropped by the court. Menendez doesn't have to be nominated as well. He will just enter his state's democratic party primary and will just win in a...

Aselsan and TAIS/STM signed a 205 million euro and 2.3 billion lira contract for 3 I Class ships. Deliveries are to be made between 2024-26.

Offset deals , local manufacture of some parts for Stinger, Patriot etc.

F-16 B60's radar, nose cone and a targeting system on a BAC 1-11 testbed owned by Northrop. We want the funky. Same aircraft carrying F-35's radar. This aircraft was retired in 2019.

Last month's news. T625 is reportedly for their health ministry. What's interesting is that, if it's going to be an air ambulance, it needs to be fitted out. We don't have any experience in doing something like that, at all. For one most air ambulances have backdoors. T625 doesn't. Weird sale...

Ye that's not good.

And the first visible kill. Looks like a big munition.

Approximate location that F-35 went down is about a 1000kms away from Cuba. It probably crashed somewhere in the swampland inside the country as the pilot landed on land, not water.

Absolutely not. San Fransisco's pressured hull wasn't breached and she returned to base under her own power. This Kilo is dead. Not even sure if it can even be repaired at all judging by the third photo that came out. Even if they could, absolutely not in Sevastopol. Perle is an SSN, for...

Yes, their FLIR will be replaced by R-400D, as well as their radars. As far as I know, no SLEP or anything like that is planned for them however. If T625N becomes reality, it won't see general use for at least 6-7 years anyhow and SGK birds can be replaced later down the line. One thing going...

I want to give them some leeway but Russian navy guys manage to surprise me every single time, so let's say she'll probably be back in 2035-38.

We still have some number of AB212s in service, 6 ASWs and 3 EWs if some weren't silently retired. They are less capable but find work on older Mekos all the time, which can't support the Seahawks. Add to it 8 coming Hisar class ships, I can see the need for at least 10 T625Ns just here. Add...

Oh boy, that's a lotta damage. No way she's coming back in this decade. Scratch one improved Kilo.

Yes, Seahawk is unparalled, we are all aware. but there's not much we can do if US won't sell it to us. Then what do we do when we have an increasing number of frigates, OPVs and Anadolu without helicopters to go with them?