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Central Government Debt by IMF, Türkiye in deep green with 21.32% https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/CG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/TUR Source: Global Debt Database (Sep 2025)

They mention Hürjet as "one of the potential navy trainer", which puts the US on the potential prospective Hürjet operators map.

China 92% Japan 7% RW 1% share in magnetmaking

The humble machine that turns metal into magnets given that you have the right mixture of minerals in the alloy.

Factory visit to a Chinese drone motor manufaturer, includes magnet making.

If you have the ingredients does that mean you can make the magnets. You certainly need to learn how to make them. In Türkiye production of NdFeB magnets have been achieved at lab level several years ago. However due to lack of materials scrap magnets were ground to have the powder to be used in...

https://jtcopper.com/products/high-grade-magnet-sh-uh-eh-ah-series/ NdFeB magnets come in various grades. These grades show the magnet's magnetic force and heat resistance. High power electric motors found in flying cars use a minimum of 180°C resistant magnets.

All of the 7 elements that make up strong NdFeB (Neodymium Ferro Boron) magnets occur in Türkiye

US and China made a verbal agreement that will suspend China's REE exports ban for a year. This ban hurts the magnet sector the most. Both civilian and military are affected. The agreement is not inked and it is yet to be seen if it will be exercised. Meanwhile Türkiye has all the mineral...

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-50-minerals-critical-to-u-s-security/

It is said that we bought them at the cost it costed to Italy, 270mn a piece. https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/3575666-eurofighter-anlasmasinda-dikkat-ceken-detay

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-control-china-has-over-the-worlds-critical-minerals/

Only the £5.4bn part is a firm deal, we are not a big fan of paying top dollars. Other deals may follow like Hürjet or Kaan down the road, both countries have products to sell and money to buy.

British PM had already disclosed this deal total but people kept speculating anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony Antimony is what makes soft lead bullets harder. Your 9mm bullet has 5-28 % antimony in it. A hard cast lead bullet if also heat treated can penetrate a bear's hard scull while ordinary solf bullets won't. China started sanctioning antimony starting a few...

Please share your posts in this thread reserved for the discussion of critical minerals The definition of critical minerals or materials vary from nation to nation; it is practically materials not widely available but made by very few suppliers. These materials are usually needed in high...

FPV drones rely on critical minerals so we can not make them until we refine our mineral reserves, so we need to make tanks instead.

I read in some webnews that we have software accees and we can use our ammo, selling ammo is my speculation. https://ekonomi.haber7.com/ekonomi/haber/3575123-eurofighter-yaziliminda-turkiyeye-tam-hakimiyet-kaynak-kod-ve-yerli-muhimmat-ayrintisi