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Thanks for all the info. But I have one question; Why does US produce and use SM-3 at 9+ million dollars each and Europeans have aster30 at 4+ million dollar each on their ships while still having ESSM at under 1 million dollar, if ESSM could do the same job?

I have very carefully listened to this speech. He says Germans MTU vs were not giving engines. But now engines and transmissions are coming and production will start. He does not say MTU and Renk are giving the engines and transmission. It could be another source for the Firtina2 engines and...

I did read your messages at least twice. I did say at the beginning that the only contender amongst the sample missiles and AD systems you gave, is ESSM. But I do have reservations. I know ship radars can track a missile like Bora hundreds of kilometers away. But when it is on top attack mode I...

Bora 1 (Khan) is a copy of Chinese M20 missile system. M20 itself is the copy of Russian Iskender-E missile. Quote: This ballistic missile reportedly has built-in countermeasures and is capable of evading hostile missile defense systems. Most likely that in the terminal phase of the flight it...

We do not hava a SOM-N. If you mean naval version ; it is SOM-C /SOM-J. And they are still under development. Current SOM missiles can not hit moving sea targets. Atmaca and Gezgin are subsonic cruise missiles. Atmaca is a sea-skimming missile, where as Gezgin, still not finished, is a long...

ESSM is designed for stopping supersonic and subsonic cruise missiles and low speed aircrafts. It is especially good against sea skimming missiles. It was never designed against ballistic missiles. quote: Mission/Role: The mission of the ESSM is to provide the U.S. Navy and allies of the United...

Yes it was. But we don’t know if the TB2 that the Azerbaijanis have been parading were delivered to them before or after suspension.

ESSM is designed to counteract supersonic cruise missiles. I don’t know if it will be good enough to stop a Bora missile hurtling towards a ship at 4+Mach. But is the only contender that can stop it. A Close in weapons system may hit a Bora missile. But with engagement limit between 2500 - 3000...

Since I shared this info I have investigated further and found that Rotax 912 ULC has three blades. It could well be an improved version of Rotax. Of course a Ukrainian or TEI engine can not be ruled out either. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/rotax3bladeprop.php

You are correct. An Aster-30 1NT missile (with a speed of 4.5 Mach) can intercept a ballistic missile travelling faster than it self say at hypersonic speed. But it will have a very short time to react because of the very high speed of the incoming missile. More importantly if the incoming...

During a military parade Azerbaijani army showed off their TB2 drones; check out the triple bladed engine!! Normal TB2 has Rotax twin bladed engine!!

To add to my above message; In order to achieve a range in excess of 500km for a missile like Bora, it has to be either fatter or longer. Current Bora is 610mm in diameter and 7.8m in length weighing about 2500kg. It has a payload of 470kg. None of the Chinese BP12 and B611 versions from which...

I would rather have 2 of these 10 ton helicopters with 2 x 3000HP engines than one Chinook CH-47. OK they may not be able to carry a humvee or a jeep under it’s belly like the CH-47. But it is easier to manage, cheaper to produce and maintain. Also smaller as a target. It can even be configured...

Biontech today says they will not deliver vaccines to countries that plan to sell it to its population. It should be free.

As far as I know UK government and Turkey had agreed to cooperate in the building of a 5th generation fighter plane for Turkish airforce. With, then prime minister Theresa May’s signature, BAE Systems and RR and any involved UK entity were instructed to pull all stops in giving know how and help...

There is a company called TR Motor. It is no more than a design bureau (like ivchenko progress of Ukraine which designs engines for motor Sich) . It is placed in a building over 3 storeys. They employ a number of engineers. The main reason behind this company was also to safeguard the IP rights...

Exactly, TFX is going to have 2x 29000lbf engines in prototype. TR Motor seems to be designing an engine with a thrust of 32500 - 35000lbf. To achieve super cruise above 1.5 Mach and supply enough energy to the power hungry electronic systems and radars , larger the engine the better.

One thing that most may have missed, is the fact that the T625 Gokbey helicopter was supposed to fly with TS1400 engines before the end of the year. That was the set program advertised by TEI Managing Director Mr Aksit and Mr Demir of SSB. I guess as they realised that this is not going to...

Check out the external weapons pod. Looks like low RCS design. F18’s supposed to have lowish RCS anyway. So !!

Yes it can be said that G40 is the Turkish ESSM. Gokdogan missile’s bottom part made a little thicker and turned in to a ground/sea launched version. If we add a booster to this missile it can still fit in to Mk41 VLS canisters and can become G40-ER . (or may be “Siper”?) After all, US turned...