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That indicates that it's the first test of the kind. It's a common practice or protocol to keep the landing gear down during maiden flights and different initial tests of an aircraft mostly for swift recovery if something goes awry. I believe it's mainly to land the aircraft safely in case of a...

Kartal being E-7?

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/kc-46-refueling-vision-system-fix-delayed-to-2027/

I remember reading somewhere that the KC-46 has not met the expectations and was showing cracks not to mention delays with components and deliveries. Italy has retracted its order of these tankers and even Boeing seems to be embarrassed about how it turned out (a la B737 Max). I really hope we...

DEFENSE STUDIES FOCUS ON DEFENSE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA August 28, 2024 Havelsan Offers Cooperation in Development of Full Flight Simulator and AEW&C Aircraft with PT DI August 28, 2024 Havelsan ready to cooperate in developing full flight simulator...

500 Kaan, Hürjet and Hürkus combined! Same goes for the other two columns.

Thank you!

MKE is in the top 100 now

This time, I think MKE has outdone itself with Boran. If it keeps at this pace, it ma y well redeem itself from the years of continuous incompetent management. Whether the Boran is the best in its class is debatable but the important thing is that most of our defence products are above average...

Happy May 19th Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day! 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

Airbus jumps on the Hürjet train in Spain After the Airbus AFJT project for a light jet trainer has not yet progressed beyond the concept stage, the manufacturer has concluded an agreement with the Turkish group TUSAŞ (Turkish Aerospace Industries) for the...

I believe Meloni said that he did that so he can be at her height. :D

Yes, we tend to emulate The Fox and the Sour Grapes.

I'm proud of all our defence industry companies but ASELSAN in particular. It has been the heart and brains of almost every worthy platform we have, being one of the most important parts of the industry's eco system.

The F-35 is definitely not garbage because of its capabilities, but it could be if it's sold as a dumbed-down version with operational limitations and conditions of deployment. It's not the plane itself that could be the problem, it's the strings attached to that potential purchase.

Why am I not surprised?

PC user here. No problem in this regard.

In aviation, every pound matters.