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US-Sweden defence agreement has been signed. Whether Turkiye accepts or refuses Swedish accession to NATO will be diminished in importance, I think. That may impair prospects of the US Congress approving F-16 supplies to Turkiye...

Erdogan could hardly be more critical of Israel regarding what it is doing in Gaza. Why depict him as pro-Israeli? What is the purpose?

How many super powers are there in the world? One (US)? Two (US+Russia or US+PRC)? Three (US+Russia+PRC)? A super power can push other countries around if it wants to. Turkiye is not a super power. If anyone in Turkiye thinks it is, he or she is deluding himself or herself. About the...

1 Germany is a federation of Lander (states). This is law in one state. 2 You do not have to 'support' Israel. You have to agree the country of Israel exists. You may not support it at all. In my opinion, an absurd imposition on people seeking naturalisation. I am sure it is not a condition of...

I see the creation of a religious state in the 'old' area of Palestine as an action that was almost certain to create problems and injustice. Sadly the unwavering support of the US for Israel has served to magnify and to perpetuate those consequences.

A declaration of good intent by both parties. Watching from afar for the last few weeks, I would say that negativity has dominated Erdogan's utterances. This declaration is a refreshing change. I don't expect Turkiye's view of Israel to change while it continues to commit war crimes/crimes...

I suspect that Venezuela is in such a parlous state that the US, possibly the UK and possibly Brazil could put an end to an invasion if requested by Guyana.

BBC reporters report. That is what makes their reports credible. ' The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks. WARNING: CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RAPE Several people involved in...

Given that the KAAN's design is not frozen, is it sensible to build several more prototypes while data gained from prototype 1 testing has not yet been gathered? Perhaps there is a sense of urgency, given no clearance to export F-16 or Typhoon, so the idea is to get iKAAN developed quickly even...

I think that the desire to co-ordinate through NATO the donations offered by various countries was a mistake. In my opinion it slowed delivery down due to subjecting them to avoidable bureaucracy. In any event, if the UK wanted to supply Storm Shadow, what business would that be of NATO? As far...

The explanation for the belly landing was not connected with the bird hitting the landing gear, according to what is written above. Mind you, if a bird is ingested into an air intake I would expect damage to be limited to the engine unless it failed catastrophically. But I'm not a designer or...

I have no idea. I watched an RR video about Tempest before it became GCAP. It mentioned 2000 degree TIT. Whether that was Celcius or Kelvin I do not know. I don't think that RR is going to part with that level of technical know how. However TF35K is not looking at that level of technology so...

I don't understand how a bird entering the air intake can damage hydraulics and wiring. Perhaps they are located behind the S-bend and the mass of the bird was too high for it to resist?

I guess that dates back 10 years or more so those aircraft will have progressed in capability. American content is to be avoided, I assume. The only 2 non-Russian/Chinese types without US engines are Rafale and Typhoon. As we know, Eurofighter is unavailable at the moment. Rafale production...

Although a blow to the enemy, I do not think that destroying dozens of the enemy's armoured vehicles here and there will win the war, given that Russia and the US have thousands in storage.

Argentina is an exceptional case for the Brits. UK was not interested in what I will describe geographically as the South Atlantic Islands. Had the inhabitants chosen to be independent or become part of Argentina the UK would have been pleased to give its assent. In 2013 the inhabitants were...

Out of curiosity, since Turkiye wants to produce fast jet aircraft with total sovereignty, when will it be producing indigenous ejection seats?

Not for a finalised design. I think that funding for the last few years has been spent on investigating which technologies could be used in Tempest. A decision on whether to go ahead should be made 2024/2025.

In terms of GCAP, this programme is still being defined - what to build and partner responsibilities for funding, development and production. FCAS looks to be a programme dominated by and set up in France's favour. Japan seems determined to pursue a 6G programme - with others or on its own. I...

While the spot rate of the lira has continued to weaken against the dollar since the interest rate rise to 40%, I have noticed that the 2 year forward rate (was 54+ to the $ a few weeks ago) is now 50+ to the $. Would another interest rate hike be necessary or is it being raised to reduce the...