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If it doesn't try to kill its pilots, that'd be more than enough. I believe it will be lighter as the fuselage will be mostly composite materiel.

USVs wouldn't fill the role of the actual escorts, the frigates, as they lack the proper SAM systems or the range to act as escorts. USVs would only be a (worthwhile) addition in close defence and she could act as a mothership for USVs.

In an ideal world, yes. Wouldn't be the case if we find a partner with deep pockets and interest in the program.

Algeria here is interesting to me. Not only do they cooperate with China, but also was a user of Chinese drones. New order is forcing them to choose however, and they made a good choice today.

Basically, yes. They leaned on the link to sell it, but from a legal standpoint, no link exists between CAATSA and the boot from JSF.

There isn't anything "on the grounds", is my point. S-400s being accepted is the reason for CAATSA sanctions. Existence of S-400 in Turkey is the chief reason for the Turkey being booted from the program. But this doesn't make the CAATSA sanctions and the boot from JSF linked. They aren't...

CAATSA is not about that, at all. It's purely financial in its word, while being highly political. CAATSA sanctions against Turkey were activated for the purchase and then delivery of the S-400. Turkey being booted from the F-35 program is not related to the CAATSA itself, no matter how much...

Tradition and ownership of public land. This is all there is to the royalty in Europe, nothing more. To claim these countries with their royalties are not somehow secular is just absurd, in the lightest term I can use.

A UAE order for a small batch of Hürjet would've been great. They're going with the Chinese offer for their new mainstay and to diversify but for NATO gear, Hürjet would be a great win. sad.

a double engined Hürjet would add at least 3 4 years to the project, that's basically a new aircraft. It will either be with F404s or with its local equivalent when it matures, no real other way.

apart from the F404 engine being delayed due to technical issues which I read here, there has been no delays afaik on TAI projects so far. We order them for prototypes, and they get delivered. Serial production is another issue, as well as the 4th prototype of TF-X. Are they ordered yet? We...

It's a prototype. In an ideal world, once it's ready, one would expect 200+ over 20 years to be produced. You are probably right. There will probably be no important sales for some time unless the local engine comes out. T129 has a similar issue with its powerplant though and it did see export...

It worked pretty well for Canada. Turkey is not Canada.

Front landing gear disagrees with you. I fail to see how it's also designed for carrier ops, as there are no carrier designs for it to land yet. This is made by TAI's own resources. Their goal is to create a LIFT trainer for hvkk and even that is not yet guaranteed. Let's not get that ahead of...

Thinking about the jets Hürjet hopefully will train its pilots for, tricycle design is similar to that of F-16. But, same job is currently done by the T-38 with its more traditional landing gear, which is similar to that of Hürjet. One would think that the traditional design is more stable...

First export customer of Akıncı maybe?

One and only. Always looking for more info and discussion.

An actual English heavy Turkish defence forum? I'll be damned. I'm seeing few familiar names, old and new. All the power to the admin staff. Good luck on your new venture.