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Having re-read my post several times, I couldn’t see optimism. In fact what I saw was exactly the opposite. Now, let’s start with TEI; Even Prof Aksit accepted that without the help and machinery GE brought in, TEI would not be in the position that it is today. Then there is Aselsan. Thales...

Well, according to below site (I don’t know how dependable and accurate this site is) the selling price of a MAM-L missile is 25000 US dollars. MAM-C missile is 20000 US dollars. Cost price would be significantly lower. Also when weapons are sold as part of a package their price varies...

I have always been one of the sceptics about the protection systems present on TCG Anadolu. But looking at the amount of self protection there is on this to be flagship, my worries are dissipating a little bit; 5 x Aselsan 25mm STOP, 2 x Phalanx 20mm CIWS, 1 x RAM (may be 2 ; at least that is...

Your first option is what SSB president has told everyone anyway. He even insinuated that the supply/production/purchase of F110s needed for the first production run have been confirmed. For your second option, one has to remember that US pulled out of f136 project altogether. RR may not even...

I agree that if we can provide TF-6000 in time , it is the correct choice. No doubt about that. However, I did put 2 “IF”s in my post; “If” we decide to go for it and “If” BAE Systems becomes a production partner in TFX. If that happens then there is a possibility to produce this engine in...

We were talking about prospective MIUS engines!!!

https://www.savunmasanayist.com/ssb-milli-f-16-aesa-radar-icin-tarih-verdi/ New Aselsan AESA radar will be integrated to one of our F16s by the end of the year.

If RR is to become a partner like BAE Systems in TFX, I am sure they will update the engine with necessary revisions, if we decide to go for it. Besides it can’t be any older/low-tech than the Motor-Sich engine we were ready to settle for! Also if the quantities are large enough it would be...

Or, if we are to work with RR , their Turbomeca Adour engine with 6000lbf dry thrust for subsonic use and the 8400lbf version with afterburner for supersonic flight, could be considered.

He had already included that and asked me to answer with points apart from variable bypass. Variable bypass engine = adaptive cycle engine

Some of the major differences between 5th gen and 6th gen fighters are; improved speed, range, stealth and self healing characteristics of these planes. To achieve better speed and to be able to fly at higher altitude the engines will have to have much higher thrust levels. This means better...

First of all ; my mistake , not 500hours but 800 hours was the lifespan of the engine. Not time between overhauls. They are claiming now that it has been increased to 1500hours with the use of new materials in their single crystal blade manufacturing processes. This news is dated October 2020...

Chinese engine is nowhere near as good as the Russian AL-41 series. It was lasting around 800 hours. They have only recently claimed that it can now last around 1500hours. If it is true, it is still far shorter than Russian engine (around 4000hours) and far behind the western counterparts (F110...

Do you know this or are you just guessing? What can justify 4 years delay and illogical stubbornness that would jeopardise the whole TFX project?

It was wrong to fall out with RR. They had promised to produce the engine with Kale under their new company name TAEC, and give us full autonomy in selling the engine and the planes that are using them, to third parties. Of course they would have been selling it to Tusas and making money. But it...

It looks like RR/Kale partnership may be the way forward for the TFX engine.

Not quite! EJ200 is an alternative to F414 engine with 22000lbf as used in the new E and F block Gripen. Or the new Hal Tejas.

It is because it takes time to build an eco-system to produce a “turbofan - turbojet - turboprop - turbo shaft“ family of engines. Unfortunately, Ukraine/Ivchenko/Motor Sich had such an eco system that allowed them to produce such engines even though they were so much older and outdated in tech...

Correct! But RR were offering to build an engine that would suit the requirements of TFX. Not just supply the ej200 as is. EJ200 has a TVC version which increases the thrust output by over 20%, as well as making it more durable and less fuel thirsty. They had already proposed to supply a “EJ230”...