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The problem isn't the lack of "a captain" in these projects. The UK could be the captain for GCAP, and France for FCAS, if needed. The problem is that the other two main partners, Germany and Japan, are extremely unreliable. These countries are very vulnerable to pressure from the USA. The USA...

It didn't surprise me. An arms partnership involving Germany is very difficult to sustain. Because Germany isn't an independent country. GCAP is next, that program will also collapse, you'll see. This time, the reason for the collapse will be Japan. Japan will change its mind halfway through and...

I’d like to thank @Yasar_TR for helping clarify my intention. And @IC3M@N FX, you’re absolutely right — the first TF35000s will indeed be that expensive. However, the most costly engines remain the GE F110-129s, which unfortunately were never sold to us.

With one exception, I agree with @Zafer. As soon as the TF35000's thrust level catches up to the GE F110 engine, we should immediately start using it on the Kaan fighter jet. There's no need to wait for it to reach the 24000/35000 lbf level. The exception is: Until the engine matures, the Kaans...

Neither FCAS nor GCAP will ever materialize, in my opinion.

The Anka-3 features a gently rounded nose, meaning the rectangular antenna shape wouldn’t need much flattening. As a result, this radar could even operate in the S-band. I’m guessing the antenna will be mounted in the nose area in a two-part V-shape, angled slightly toward the ground rather...

That's even worse. You can't trust someone like that to sell your sophisticated weapons. They could transfer the information about these systems to another country for the slightest benefit.

@Yasar_TR I have no doubt that the Murad-100a AESA radar will be integrated, but the institution that will solve this problem will be Aselsan, not Tusaş. They will simply change the antenna's form factor.

I'm curious where on the Anka-3 they're going to integrate the Murad 100a AESA radar without changing the antenna's shape.

Welcome, World War III.

Just another madman caught up in yet another piece of his “Wunderwaffe” (miracle weapon) obsession.

+1. If you combine the roughly 25 kW from the standard alternators on the Aksungur with the about 60 kW generated by the TRMotor's APU60, IMO it should have more than enough power to run that radar with ease.

Nothing. The large drone was already spotted over the Black Sea; if it had slipped in unnoticed, that would have been a real concern. Don’t be misled by the fact it was brought down over Çankırı-Elmadağ. As for the small drone, small drones are tricky to detect unless they’re close to critical...

You're right, but as a country that produces radars with AESA technology, we can still more or less estimate the true capabilities of these radars. If our pilots are satisfied, then the MURAD 100a AESA Radar is good enough.

I’ve come up with an idea you might find amusing—I figured out a way to replicate the vertical stabilizer’s function without relying on air brakes or movable nozzles. This thought struck me while studying the Kızılelma’s fuselage. By operating without air brakes, it can keep its stealth features...

Structurally, it sports a tailless design and a highly stealthy airframe, features that weren’t possible in earlier generations. Beyond that, there’s nothing the 6th generation offers that the 5th couldn’t, including variable-cycle engines. Another big plus of tailless design is the altitude...

Let everyone think Kaan is "one step behind". It's actually much better for us.

As far as I know, there's an RF seeker. So, it doesn't have AESA technology. Maybe they added IIR to make it safer, but I don't think they did that.

We need a seeker based on AESA technology, and ideally, it should combine AESA with IIR capabilities.