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It was probably shortsightedness on our behalf not to include VLS in our Milgem Corvettes when building them. But what is done is done! We need to focus on the new I-class ships now. Also Barbaros modernisation needs to go forward a.s.a.p. This modernisation will make the Barbaros class the...

Just because the width is the same doesn’t mean the dimensions are the same. Draft of I-class is 4.05m as opposed to 3.90m of Ada Class. Height of the two ships are different as well. Never mind the technical problems to do with extending shafts and equipment placements and cabling you would face.

That means S400 system is crap as well! Have we just wasted 1.3 billion dollars? If so ; not very good! 1.3 billion for f35’s , 1.3 billion for S400!! How ever Azerbaijan managed to stop a good number of missiles with their Air defence. Shot down a few Russian built planes.

Lora is a quasi ballistic missile. It is similar to our Bora and Russian Iskender. It has an apogee altitude of 40 to 60 km. It reaches hypersonic speeds ( 5+ Mach ) as it is diving to its target. But due to terminal velocity it probably hits target at 3+ Mach . Even with this sort of speed and...

It is extremely difficult to destroy a bridge with a penetrating warhead. The missile has hit the bridge within it’s given CEP values. HE type warhead would have been more effective. In all fairness, if you really want to destroy such a strategic target, why not hit it with a second or third...

Israel’s experience against Syrian/Russian AD systems has been such that the rampage is registered on their radars. But it is fast ; so they don’t have time to react. At around 15k altitude remember , this missile is travelling at 4.2 Mach. Only when it is going through denser air layers does...

Yes there will be a cost involved for laser guidance. But I don’ think it should break the bank. But doesn’t TRLG need a secondary laser pointer from air or ground? Main idea of trg300 is to be a “stand-off” ammunition that can be used from 250-300 km away without putting any friendly platform...

SOM missile is a million dollar missile. Trg300 is a fraction of the cost of SOM. trg230 is even cheaper. Why do you think Israeli’s are using it?!! (We may not like to produce trg series air launched version as there may not be enough cream to skim off of it) The so called “ crucial tech“ is...

We can also use TRG-230 missiles from Aksungur and Akinci UAV’s in the same manner. At 210kg for the trg230, Aksungur can have 2 x at each wing and one under belly. Akinci can have 6 of them. https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/product/trg-230-fuzesi/

Israel’s rampage missile which is identical in weight and size to our trg300 , is said to reach “hundreds of miles” when launched @ over 30k feet from f16’s. Israeli authorities call this missile “a true stand-off supersonic missile”. I think 280+ km range is well within reach of this missile...

https://www.defenceturkey.com/en/content/the-som-j-missile-can-be-used-in-mmu-and-akinci-uav-3608 https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/product/som-j-jsf-compatible-stand-off-missile/ As SOM-j is the only air launched cruise missile in our armoury with a capability of hitting moving sea targets thanks...

Also think about the Aksungur, Akinci and TB3 quantities being in large enough numbers. These planes will have deep strike bombing capabilities. This means we do not need many of our f16’s for bombing raids. That will release more air-to-air capable f16’s. May be up to 2 planes for every Greek...

For every action there is a reaction. To think that TuAF will sit on it’s laurels while Greece improves its airforce is wrong logic. The “Ozgur” project will be in place with new Aesa radars fitted on enough planes to counteract the Greek move. Rb2e radar Rafale uses is a small diameter radar...

For an oil and gas producing country Azerbaijan’s gdp per capita is very low. They are almost half of Turkish gdp per capita. Turkey is not a rich country. In fact I would classify Turkey as semi poor and semi developed. This year Turkey’s GDP is expected to reach 650 billion dollars. That would...

Motor-Sich is the engine manufacturer (sort of our TEI without development arm). Ivchenko-Progress is the engine designer (similar to what Tr Motor is trying to do) Since the collapse of Soviets, Motor Sich only produced what was already in their knowledge library. Nothing new has been added...

This is in a way, bad news! In this case this plane will not be a full CAS orientated craft. But a trainer first and may be a light CAS plane second. Also being an American engine we will not be able to sell the plane to countries they will not approve of. (Atak t-129 engines to Pakistan, KAI...

The 30 or so block 30 f16 planes are free to be upgraded. These are actually the most agile and manoeuvrable planes we have. So they will make ideal air to air combat planes. The maintenance work on the structure is going on and they will hopefully be made ozgur gradually by 2023. block 40’s...

These are 9000lbf thrust range engines. You need two of these to power Hurjet. Hurjet’s design has been consolidated to a single engine design. From eastern block only the Klimov RD93 engine (18200lbf) could be a contender. http://www.motorsich.com/eng/products/aircraft/tde/ai-222-25f

https://www.savunmasanayist.com/aselsan-akinci-f-16-aesa-radar/ According to the president of SSM , Mr Demir, the “Ozgur” project has been a success. The Aesa radar for the f16 will be fitted “soon” If this soon is 2021 , then the Turkish f16’s will be in block v70 status and better before the...

If we look at INS Vikramaditya it has 36 planes on board. One type of them is HalTejas which has GE404 for the engine. It has managed to take off with the help of ski lift in 125 metres. Also has landed on to the same carrier in 87 metres with the help of arresting hook. This plane in size and...