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Then it will not be Bora! Bora/Khan/Yildirim is 600mm diameter missile family. Even within this family when significant change has occurred the nomenclature has changed. A different diameter missile will be differently named!

Russia does not want Libyan oil and gas to hit European markets. This would drive prices down further. By controlling Libyan oil and gas, Russia can have more control over European oil and gas supplies. Russia already has a certain amount of remote control over Algeria with their “Strategic...

Your picture of Cavour! Those VLS missile silos look like they have been added afterwards so there is still chance for our TCG Anadolu!

We need more ships in Bayraktar/Sancaktar class. These can easily carry swarms of ULAQ class drone-boats of different configurations. These ships can also accommodate artillery rockets like the TRG230-300 with which they can hit land positions from almost a stand off distance. They can also...

Not just the Chinese but Israel is actually using TRG300 equivalent named “Rampage”. They use 4 of these from a f16. https://www.businessinsider.com/israeli-rampage-weapon-reportedly-used-in-syria-for-the-first-time-2019-4?r=US&IR=T

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...