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Altay MBT prototype, wanted to see if TCG Anadolu will accommodate it. M48s are dead for the TN. Long live Altay! (When they are in the inventory)

From what I can understand, upgrading T1 to T3 or T4 level requires major work and UK MOD has reported that it is “prohibitively expensive due to budgetary constraints”. But if they can do a deal as it will be sold to an export customer together with say 40+ new tranche 4 planes, may be an...

There must be quarter of a million Turkish Cypriots in UK alone (I remember a consulate worker mentioning it in casual conversation), majority of which live in London and surrounding towns. If with certain incentives some returned, it would help populate and cut out resentment from local...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/05/putin-appears-to-admit-severe-russian-losses-in-ukraine The Guardian Newspaper of UK has made a good summary of most recent situation and there is a map at the bottom of the article.

Golcuk is owned by the Turkish Navy. Istanbul shipyard is a private entity but owned by SAHA. Just checkout the board members . (Chairman is Haluk Bayraktar. Some members include; T.Kotil, Murat Ikinci, Haluk Gorgun, Hakan Altinay)...

No. But Both are State controlled. STM is a Company set up by TR Presidential Defence presidency SSB. https://www.stm.com.tr/tr/biz-kimiz/hakkimizda ASFAT is set up by MOD of Turkey. https://www.asfat.com.tr/kurumsal/hakkimizda

I thought it was ASFAT that was responsible for making these ships. Being a state owned and run set up, you would think that such delays would not occur. But I guess if they have to employ subcontractors that are incompetent and bribes are in play, anything goes! That is a shame!

Well, for the Turkish airforce ; Under Peace Onyx-1 Program, Tusas produced 152 block 30 and block 40 jets. (First 8 of the 160 planes came directly from US) Under peace Onyx-2,3&4 120 more planes were manufactured by Tusas. For Egypt: Then 46 more were built for Egyptian airforce. That...

https://www.aero.de/news-43617/Wird-der-Eurofighter-zum-lachenden-Dritten.html According to the Google translate results, Mr I Kalin has answered questions about the purchase of 40 F16V70 planes. He has said that although the F16 purchase is Turkey’s first choice, if not possible we will go...

Unfortunately it is normal practice for a private company to think of it’s bottom line profit before the needs of the country. If you are buying these engines at a very discounted price and have some form of organic connection with the company too, and the engine sort of meets the needs up to a...

Please stay on topic.

Baykar is developing KE with Motor Sich engines. The final engine to be used is a derivative of the engines used in Chinese twin engined Hongdu JL-10 light attack/trainer jet. But these engines are of Soviet era technology. They were not built to be used in stealth planes. Or used in unmanned...

Well, Spanish had started receiving their tranche 1 upgrades at a rate of 1 per month in December 2019. But that was done via Airbus. If we agree with UK, it will be done in UK by BAE Systems. A more intensive work plan can be drawn out. In any case if we act now we have time. They can start...

Well, EF T1 can still be an option if UK is prepared to carry out a very substantial modernisation on them. (I seem to remember reading something to this end) UK, according to their MOD reports have declined to upgrade Tranche1 planes to newer Tranche3 version on the basis of prohibitively high...

Please read the previous posts one more time. No f16 can truly replace the F4-Terminator. These planes’ engines were updated so that the planes could fly at Mach 2.5. F4’s flight ceiling is the highest of any fighter jet thanks to it’s turbojet engines. They still hold the record for it. F4 were...

What you say is probably correct. But the reality of a shortage in our fighter plane numbers is there. Hurjet is a trainer jet. In order to become an efficient light attack craft it needs GEF414 engines, like Korean KAI-FA50 has. Also being devil’s advocate; There is no certainty that US is...

Rafale is a good twin engined “jack-of-all-trades” type of plane. It’s airframe suits carrier operations when navalised. But the small 838 module GaAs Aesa radar it has is way behind new GaAs/GaN Aesa Hybrid Aesa Radar Eurofighter has. It has twice the effective detection range of Rafale’s...

What makes HIMARS so deadly is : 1. It’s manoeuvring capability to evade AD systems whilst in flight 2. Pin point accuracy HIMARS missiles vary in size and range. The long range ones are ATACMS missiles with 610mm diameter have a range of 300km. Only one missile is carried per vehicle. But main...

We need to be optimistic and believe in it to succeed. The real test is Hurjet. It was exactly 5 years ago in 2017 when the program was initiated. If what we have been told comes to fruition, in 5.5 years from it’s start date, this supersonic plane will have flown. Those planes you are...

Yes we will need those planes. Our top brass -political and military - think we will need it. That is why they have asked USA for the V70 planes. To set up an assembly line may take long. But like we have done with T-129, (EDH : Erken Duhul Helikopteri) a squadron or so can be quickly produced...