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The first TB2’s during Euphrates Shield operations were very heavily electronically jammed and could not function properly. AnkaS UAVs with Satcom capabilities were sent in to take over from TB2s. It was only towards the end of the operation that the TB2s became resistant to EW jamming. Similar...

That is the logical assumption. Because you have satcom capability you can not omit LOS communication. So you would have both. That means extra weight that eats in to your maximum payload capacity. TB2S, as it was named, may use a different engine. But we have not seen these new satcom versions...

Mam-L missiles weigh 22 kg each. But they have missile release mechanisms that add extra weight. One mustn’t forget the weight of Electro Optical laser targeting machinery either. (CATS etc) What EW system they use is a secret. But that too should add a good deal of weight. However Aselsan’s...

An interesting study on various currently in use Aesa radars and their respective targeting distances according to varying RCS values. For example the APG77 Aesa radar of F22-Raptor can target a plane with an RCS value of 0.0001m2 at a distance of 20km. Yet a Rafale RB-2 Aesa radar can only...

TB2 with satcom upgrade -on the left- looks different. Whatever they have done to the plane it can now accommodate 4 x Mam-L missiles rather than 2 x Mam-L and 2 x Mam-C. (probably at the expense of fuel and altitude)

Good explanation! Very informative! But for a quick answer to the question of “how do you know the number of modules” question; I would say , counting them is a good way. They can be counted in a similar way to how the modules on the other 4 pictures have been counted. Infact someone had found...

Under the scope of air to ground attack mission, a TFX in stealth mode will have very limited number of weapons to carry within it’s internal weapons bays. But it can carry a good deal of weapons on it’s external weapons. However this would detract from it’s stealth characteristics. TFX...

It all depends on what you understand from the terminology “bomber”. If F4 2000 were bombers in your view with a 8400kg useful payload capacity, f16 planes with a maximum payload capacity of 7500 kg are not falling too far short of that understanding. F35 in beast mode could handle 22000lb...

Only true in name though! Hurjet F404-102 has a maximum thrust of 17700lbf Tejas F404-IN20 has a maximum thrust of 19000lbf Gripen-C F404-RM12 (Volvo) has a maximum thrust of 18100lbf Only the KAI-T50 uses the same power output F404-102 engine as Hurjet. Albeit produced by Samsung under licence...

Gripen specifications show how much a good airframe makes all the difference. OK the engine used has 400lbf more thrust than the one on Hurjet. But also the Swedish plane has delta wings to give it better lift and canards to make it more agile. Nevertheless to have 50% more range and nearly...

https://www.savunmatr.com/savunma-sanayii/goktug-hava-hava-fuzeleri-aksungurda-kullanilacak-h18277.html Aksungur will be furnished with Goktug Class air to air missiles too. As these UAVs are very long endurance class platforms, they would be ideal against other UAVs and rotor bladed air...

This was discussed before. Both Gurcan Okumus of Tubitak Sage and Ismail Demir stated that Gökhan is going to be with liquid fuelled ramjet engines. But there is a small trick here; The liquid fuel used will probably be like the liquid fuel used in Brahmos missiles. That is gel based liquid...

Very ambitious and correct way to go forward with. Gokhan and Akbaba will materialise in the months to come hopefully. Gokhan with a liquid fuel ramjet engine and Akbaba with solid fuel ramjet engine. All the others you have listed here will have to be with liquid fuel ramjet engines. My only...

Logical thing to do is to produce a smaller engine before you go bigger. As the proverb go: ” walk before you run”! 6000lbf thrust class engine to be produced first. This is going to be our first shot at a turbofan. Then it should be a 12000lbf class engine that can power Hurjet. Then...

This was tested earlier this year. I remember reading about it. Up to 150 km range. But it is a very expensive method to increase range. There is already guided rounds like Excalibur in esoteric price levels. Who knows what these will cost. Also the amount of explosive it can carry will be...

If it is Roketsan’s ramjet, then it is solid fuelled ramjet engine being used in these missiles for propulsion. This should be similar to the engine being used in Meteor; May be without throttle control. However if it should have throttle control it would give very long ranges to the missile...

They do look overpriced. Yet we don’t know how much we are paying for the 40 new planes. Also what it entails? How much ammo are we buying with this package? If you check how much other countries are paying for these planes you will see that the price of a V70-F16 has gone up a lot over the...

Remember we have 1.4 billion dollars in the kitty. We need to spend it. They know it. If we can purchase with these planes, a good number of Amraam aim 120-D missiles, it would be a big asset to have. These are very long range (more than 160km) newest missiles US has. They have a dual pulse...

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/key-lawmakers-signal-allowing-turkeys-purchase-of-f-16s-us-media-173582 It is around 6 billion dollar package! There may be a good amount of suitable weapons and accessories etc too.