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I agree. There will be unforeseen delays along the way. That is inevitable. But it mustn’t become the norm. And when it happens, credible reasons will have to be provided. Another point that needs to be addressed is that, a lot of members have far too much expectations for the Anka-3 and KE...

A quick question ; What is the use of the set of small tri-blades inside the shroud at the back? One of the andvantages of coaxial blades is to get rid of the small rear rotor. As a coaxial blade set generates more lift from the same powered engine, it will have better MTOW and better speed. It...

Greece, Israel, Egypt, UAE all have top end 4th and 4.5th generation planes. France carries naval Rafale on their carrier. Eastern med, Aegean, Libya and in Red Sea horn you would have to contend with the above mentioned countries’ airforces. Never forget, today’s friends can easily turn out to...

Yes he says 50+ Anka-3 order expected. He adds that the engine supply from Ukraine is still possible in spite of the war. He also says that if needed, they would be in a position to use the TEI engine. I am guessing that the TEI engine still not matured yet but can propel this plane. However, if...

Good idea. As a trainer definitely. But as a combat fighter it is quite a bit suspect. This plane is not going to hold its own against even a 4th generation plane. Never mind a 5th generation one.

Bro, I agree with you that it was an abomination of a helicopter. But nevertheless it flew to prove a point. You can’t show a single move of this administration related to defence industry, that is publicised, that does not have a political agenda and is not used as a propaganda tool. That...

That is why I said “closer”. During Kotil’s tenure there were delays too. But he did give reasons. His deadlines were too ambitious and aggressive. But during his time: KAAN (TF-X): Maiden flight on February 21, 2024. Hürjet: First flight on April 25, 2023. Anka-3 UCAV: First flight on December...

Postponing previously given first flight dates without explanation is totally unprofessional. Remember Mahmut Aksit, when TF6000 was delayed by 6 months he came clean and stated that a simple part that was available normally, was made unavailable. So they had to produce it in house, causing the...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-deploys-typhoon-jets-to-qatar-in-middle-east/ UK has stationed a squadron of Typhoon jets in Qatar to help protect Qatari airspace at the invitation of Qatari government. The squadron will take on the responsibility of regularly operating in the region for...

https://turdef.com/article/oman-fades-out-qatar-fades-in-with-12-more-eurofighters It looks like, since Oman has been trying to renegotiate the deal and their planes are of an older and slightly less capable version, Türkiye may be going for all 24 Qatari Typhoons. Omani Typhoons are...

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkiye-s-advanced-jet-trainer-hurjet-to-enter-mass-production/3753530 If you check this news, TAI is establishing a production line capable of building two aircraft per month. TuAF to receive 16 units initially. Further quantities will be added as new...

Will the two ships contain Turkish weapons? Well, one would hope so. They recently bought 4 Al-Zubarah class 3250 ton 107m long 14.7m wide corvettes from Italy. It had 16 VLS cells for Aster-30 , a 76mm Oto Melara Super rapid cannon, a 21 cell RAM point defence missile system, 8 tubes with...

https://www.haberdenizde.com/denizde-gundem/turkiyeden-katara-iki-firkateyn/ According to this news piece two İstif Class frigates purchase by Qatar is on its way. An MOU has been signed to that effect. Since our shipbuilding industry is capable of churning out the war ships fairly quickly...

Bro, I wouldn’t go as far as saying “training”. But definitely, during the Qatari and UK visits over the years to various joint training exercises, a lot of critical information has been passed down to us first hand. More importantly with the agreement of keeping squadrons of Qatari fighters...

None of the modern jet fighters’ RCSs are verified. These are all classified information. There are only assumptions and information seeped in to the grapevine either half correctly or erroneously by most probably manufacturers themselves, to improve their products’ sale potentials. Typhoons...

English saying is : Jack of all trades master of none. The Shakespearean follow up that makes it a positive compliment is lost overtime. If you are trying to say that Rafale is better in a2a warfare than a Eurofighter than I must ask you to prove it.

There are more and more countries and airforces buying Rafale fighter jets during the last few years. Compared to Typhoons, Rafale is the jet fighter that's been opted for, by most. One may obviously think why this is. French offer a multi purpose plane. It is a good fighter that can...

According to the above news, the purchase of 6 units of t-129 Atak helicopter by Bangladesh is going ahead. Apparently, the deal is being done via a “government to government” agreement. Two more like it and we will have sold the quantity of t-129 s we missed out on with Pakistan...

Correct. But F22 can carry drop tanks to improve its range (more than 1600 Nm. It is primarily an air superiority design with combat radius as a secondary point). However it is a few decades older tech if compared to F35. Where as F35 is still being updated, hardly anything has been added to...

I fully agree. Without extra fuel tanks and help of fuel tankers they are almost useless. You can’t beat a twin engined fighter in that respect. But F16 isn’t that much better either. In fact, although f16 has a longer ferry range, when loaded, F35A has better operational radius than F16...