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Turbojet engine would make it subsonic hence more expensive and more susceptible to air defence systems. A booster like the engine of trg230 would be more useful. Just an idea!

As our UAV technology is improving and our UAV fleet is developing to be a force to reckon with, I would like to see cheap but very effective stand off missiles being used from UAV’s like Aksungur and Akinci to attack multi purpose targets. Our 210kg TRLG230 could be a great addition to serve...

Not unless they make it longer and/or wider. That size missile’s maximum range is about 550-600km if you push it! Just check a the Chinese(B611-BP12A) and Russian(Iskander) derivatives of the same ilk.

All correct! Until you have a ship like HMS-QE2! 280m long 41m wide 11m draft 65000 tons ski lift take-off assistance It is actually long enough to allow conventional takeoff and landing. it is wide enough to have two runways. But no Catapults and no Arresting wires. Hence only useful for STOVL...

The deck has been covered with special material to withstand VSTOL f135’s extreme heat! Finding a place is the tricky part. It can be added as a basket in a corner or at the side! If there is a will there is always a way!

When you say you found it to be a derivative, did you find the US one or the MKEK one to be a derivative of Israeli sabot?

Not only trg300 ! I have added Bora missile as well. By the time TCG Anadolu is in service we should have Bora2 available. This should have 500km range with capability to hit moving sea targets.

I do not think it is a crazy idea. In fact I find it a very plausible and necessary move. As well as defensive missiles like G40, Siper with VLS , and Gokdeniz and Sungur CWIS protective weapons; our TCG Anadolu should also have attack missiles like Atmaca, Bora, TRG300. so that we can call it...

Let us translate it if you don’t mind; The effective range of MAM-L ammunition has been improved to 15 km. Actually it is the laser guided version that has been improved. But this is a free fall ammunition. So it glides to it‘s target. It has no propellant force. How it’s range is extended beats...

This sabot round is very fast. Initial velocity of sabot rounds are between 1400-1900 m/s. But the aerodynamic performance of the round, weight of sabot, the tip geometry and tip material is important factors for penetration power. American m829A2 and A3 have muzzle velocities of 1675m/s and...

Som’s shape and being specially developed for aircraft launched mission parameters , will not allow it to be further developed in to a tomahawk style missile. Scalp (storm shadow) however is a similar missile. It is heavier larger and has longer range. It utilises a bigger jet engine. SOM’s next...

If we go back to TCG Anadolu for a while; the idea of having super destroyer/battleship out of our LPD is growing on me. Just check out Japan’s Hyuga destroyer: http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/Destroyer/Hyuga-class.htm We could easily load this ship with...

I hope you are not telling me that India is wealthier than Japan! Nominal GDP, is a good “pro rata” indicator of national wealth. If you can produce goods worth of 5 trillion dollars. You are richer than the country producing 3 trillion dollars of goods. Also with the same logic, China is...

I am fully behind indigenously produced weapons. A country like Turkey that has financial constraints and limited resources can not afford to waste money and valuable foreign currency in buying weapons. But PPP is only good if you are not dependent on foreign imports. Therefore effects of high...

Torpedoes are real ship killers of any size! Although old in name and original design format, they have come a long way over the years. They have become stealthier, more destructive, faster and more accurate. They are expensive but indispensable weapons of any good sea platform. The two...

How much of that 75% is actually imported. have a look at that too. Energy consumed to produce that 75% is imported. Say, Aselsan makes the Aesa radar (100% made by Aselsan). But have a look in side what they have used. Mostly electronics and chips and boards that came from China or Taiwan. In...

Nominal GDP and PPP adjusted GDP are two different ways of looking at the wealth of a country. Nominal GDP is the real indicator of national wealth. Not PPP based one. If you close your eyes to the rest of the world and just look at your domestic purchasing power, GDP with Purchasing Power...

Turkish economy size is something no one can envisage. In 2013 GDP of Turkey was 950 billion dollars. At that time it was expected that by 2023 GDP would be around 2 trillion dollars. But the reality is that GDP of Turkey, last year in 2020, was 650 billion dollars. In 7 years it had shrunk by...

HMS-QE2 carrier, has cost UK tax payer 6.2 billion pounds. That is 8.4 billion dollars. This included development cost too. Next ship HMS-Prince of Wales will be less. But still expected to cost close to 3.2 billion pounds (4.5-5 billion dollars). HMS-QE2 was fully commissioned in late 2018...

That last sentence is very important. To be able to fly sorties against terrorists in the east and in northern Syria and Iraq at quarter of the cost of f16’s is great news. With the Aksungur and Akinci drones being able to carry opportunist weapons heavy enough to be in f16’s domain, to hit...