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I think that Germany, Spain and UK will order more but Eurofighter is not immortal.

Even if TF35000 were initially 15% down on desired thrust, it would have the output of F110 so I guess that would not be much of a problem.

By chance I spotted this. The defenseaerospace.com website is now based in France and tends to report negatively on British aviation matters but I think it gives an idea of why Scholz is unlikely change his position on EF supplies to Turkiye...

What I have heard from Indians is that Mk1A is well suited for use on the western border but that a longer range type is needed with regard to the border with China.

I know nothing of jet engine design but I am aware that it is mighty challenging. Has there ever been a case of an engine being designed, built and run for a thousand or so hours to check it works without any problems surfacing that required fixing? It looks like the prototype TF-6000 is taking...

It is reported in the Indian press and online media that approval for the acquisition of a further 97 x Tejas Mk1A was given today by the Defence Acquisition Council. I am not certain what happens next in the labyrinthine Indian procurement process but I take it that providing a price agreeable...

Out of curiosity, what kind of turbine inlet temperature are we talking about with TF6000 - a lot higher than F110?

So you would prefer me not to say that I think Turkiye would get KAAN into production faster than other countries would if they had reached the same state of progress in the project. Not referring to you, I'm not a Turkish patriot wearing rose-tinted glasses about everything Turkish so when I...

KAAN prototype construction was not started with a frozen design so it should evolve during testing. I do not understand how TAI will be able to make design changes, test those changes, reach design freeze, set up production and start rolling KAAN off the line in less than 5 years. KAI started...

Approval for F-16 and Eurofighter is not forthcoming. It looks to me that the earliest KAAN (with F110) will be delivered to TuAF is early in the next decade. If that is a problem, Turkiye has a problem. The question to me is whether any steps can be taken to mitigate that problem - can a type...

Really? I guess you are joking ... It sounds like the Russian advance on Avdivka is resulting in their highest casualty rate of the war. All those lives gone so you can proclaim that you have captured a useless pile of rubble that was once a town called Avdivka...

RR has a lot of knowledge but I think that the military R&D they do is funded by various governments. Can RR use the knowledge so gained in other projects? I don't know but they could certainly bring immense experience in design and development to a 35,000 lb thrust fast jet engine project...

Yes, British companies can export goods etc for the KAAN but RR does not have a suitable engine. If Turkiye wanted to de-risk and accelerate TF35K development now would be a good time to call on RR's design know how.

One of the posters earlier said that a request for F-16 was made in 2018. If US had wanted to supply Turkiye a deal would have gone through years ago, I think. It would have been wise to look into the possibility of getting Eurofighter far earlier. If neither F-16 nor Typhoon are available for...

I mention this because Sweden is tied up with F-16 supply to Turkiye. Before Russia invaded Ukraine polls showed that the majority of Swedes expressed a preference for neutrality. After Russia invaded Ukraine polls showed that the majority of Swedes expressed a preference for joining NATO...

As far as I know it is not Sweden blocking a sale to Turkiye. It is not NATO. It is Germany. Why make life difficult for Sweden and NATO? If you want to persuade Germany to change its mind, how about doing that instead of creating problems for others? Carry on like this and you may end up in a...

I don't want to get tied up with what organisations are terrorist organisations except to say that if PKK kill civilians in pursuit of political objectives and Hamas kill civilians in pursuit of political objectives they are both just that in my view. PKK is viewed as a terrorist organisation...

Would you please try to rise above insult. And please read what I wrote again. Holier than thou? I said Turkiye has been creating problems for NATO. I asked why NATO members should help Turkiye out now that it has problems with the US. PS I do not think that UK, Italy and Spain can change...

Have it your way. Let's see how this pans out. Yes, Turkiye is 'not some small country that doesn't really have any impact on NATO.' It clearly does. It's a member which has been creating problems for NATO. Can you explain why NATO members should help Turkiye out because it has a problem with...

This touches on the prospects of F-16 for Turkiye... https://www.reuters.com/world/turkey-tells-nato-that-sweden-wont-join-by-next-weeks-meeting-sources-2023-11-22/ As I have written elsewhere, I think it very unlikely that Turkiye will be allowed more F-16. Creating problems for NATO to...