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Yes Exactly. That will make it very difficult to intercept. Although theoretically they can be intercepted by modern AD systems, Israelis have made a point of their 300mm f16 launched Rampage missiles being very difficult to intercept. They have used these missiles many times in Syria in spite...

According to latest news, we are getting ready to test UCAV launched versions of trg122 and trg230 artillery rockets. This is great news. This will enable Anka, Aksungur and Akinci to launch ground attack from stand off distances. Although the advanced seeker heads used in these rockets push...

That map and your comment shows how little you know of Turkish presence in the Middle East. Memluks of Egypt were a Turkic Dynasty that ruled Syria 1250 to 1517. Before that the Turkish Great Seljuk Empire ruled big part of Syria 1037-1194.

I can’t see TAI producing regularly 2 aircrafts each per month (never mind 10 of each) and Turkish Defence Forces/Turkish Government being able to finance 2xTFXs (~200 million dollars), 2xHurjets (100million dollars) and 2xT-929 (~100million dollars), 2xGokbeys (~50million dollars). That is best...

Well! He should know enough about his suppliers’ production rate. He was in the board of TEI for a while too. But as the head of TAI he should have access to extensive information on TAI’s supplier list and their lead times for subcontracted parts to make a fairly correct educated guess.

Temel Kotil has repeatedly said that in an emergency situation they can increase production rate to 10-15 planes a month. He always quotes 2 planes per month, as it is the sort of number that could be financed by a cash strapped country like ours. He says the same 2 per month for Anka and T-129...

It is a silly idea! More than silly; It is a totally wrong idea! Turkiye is formed by “people” who call themselves Turkish. Not necessarily ethnic Turks. As our great leader Ataturk stated; “The people that formed the Turkish Republic is called Turkish Nation.” This includes people with ethnic...

Compare that with last year’s https://www.savunmahaber.com/en/sasad-defence-aerospace-sector-performance-2020-report/ (they do publish it in English later as well)

Before developing a VLS capable Atmaca, it may be a wiser decision to perfect the submarine launched version to replace the Sub-harpoons we have on U209 submarines and also ready these missiles for the Reis Class to use. Since a decision was taken earlier, to integrate Atmaca missiles to all...

https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2022/dunya/suriye-operasyonu-sam-ve-moskova-gucleri-asker-yigmaya-basladi-7179806/ Syrian, Iranian and Russian armour have been gathering in Northern Syria. US are definitely against the operation by the Turkish side. Although they won’t interfere directly, indirectly we...

Actually the beauty of this technology is that you are doing away with a lot of moving parts that a turbine engine consist of. In a CRDE what you have is an annular detonating chamber and fuel inlets. Normally There are no compressors no turbine blades that need to be made out of single crystals...

As I tried to explain above, the development of gas turbine engine technology is reaching it’s limits. Gas turbine engines can only operate in atmosphere. They are not very fuel efficient. At high altitudes you need turbojets, at lower altitudes you need turbofans. A CRDE (Continuously Rotating...

I understand your point about them being death traps etc. But any armoured vehicle that has no APS and ERA fitted, will be a “death trap” in the battlefield against modern ATGMs. However, when these vehicles undergo modernisation process, they become more agile with longer ranges and develop...

Not very likely to happen; 1. Turkey is playing the “neutral” country card. Therefore shouldn’t supply arms to either side. 2. M113 vehicles are being upgraded with hybrid power packs. If first 50 are successful, it could be useful to us. 3. Each one of these vehicles is around a million...

There is still a long way to go with this engine. We have only managed to run it for 10seconds. It needs to operate flawlessly before we can say we have “developed“ it. Nevertheless, what Tubitak has achieved is exemplary. Great step towards developing this engine. As conventional air breathing...

Racial hatred and trying to condone it or spread it, is against forum rules. Also no swear words are allowed in the forum. Discussions will have to be civil. Deviation from these rules will NOT be allowed.

Would China fight Russia head on? NO!! Two nuclear powers will never do. NATO is a nuclear power. They will use proxies. When it is Non nuclear countries they are attacking , then yes they will.

Exactly! There is hardly any significant benefit over Aksungur to have Akinci with piston engines. This is a drone specifically designed to operate at high altitudes with powerful turboprop engines carrying over 1300kg of payload. (That is why Selcuk Bayraktar was looking for 1000hp engines for...

The last point in your post is a bit confusing. We have been waiting all this time for Ozgur modernisation because the Aselsan Aesa radar was not ready. Now it is suggested that the Murad radar is going through integration process and tests , means that the radar is almost ready to be...

Well I took these pictures from the video. There are a number of different angled shots. Having watched it again there isn’t a shot that corresponds to a near horizontal firing. So these may be different shots hitting the target that do not correspond with actual firing angles. How do you come...