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Ferry loadout, yes.

RAM paint is a product. One being better at hiding true RCS doesn't automatically make it better than the other. Americans learned it the hard way in the last 40 years. Applying and maintaining the RAM coating is just as important to keep readiness high. That's why F-35 can be deployed to...

Milliyet claims the F110 purchase is for 20 Block 10 jets and 8 spares, 48 total. "Deliveries of the first batch of 20 KAAN Block-10 aircraft to the Air Force are scheduled to begin in 2028. Forty of the 48 engines planned to be procured from the U.S.—40 of which are twin-engine models—will be...

Looks like the German Pac-3 in Malatya is now active. https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/operatives-fuehrungskommando-der-bundeswehr/patriot-schutz-luftraum-tuerkei-6120006

I shared it in FoPo topic but this has so many possible results that we can actually discuss it under 5 different topics. This was a big claim, Rusian say discussions continue. But it looks like something big is afoot.

Only information we have is the number of ready to fire missiles in the launchers, which we cam surmise from the number of canisters. Even then, we know that first deliveries were made with lighter loads as it took some time for the missile production to ramp up. System/battery level reloads...

Selvi writes that the S400s are going to be offloaded to a Gulf country, likely UAE or Qatar. Interesting.

"- At the same time, Turkey is continuing its efforts to develop a completely domestically produced engine. Officials consider a timeline after 2035 to be more realistic in terms of mass production."...

Material realities don't care about plans. We saw the first instances of 2035 being iterated by reporters yesterday.

P0/GTU has been little more than a ground prototype for some time.

Different programs. This timeline is only correct in the minds of propagandists.

Turkey getting its F-35s depend on NDAA being fulfilled; putting a new F-35 order depends on congress; Turkey reentering JSF program as a partner depends on all the partners agreeing to it. Three very different things.

Engines are near done, protest period ends tomorrow. None at all. Giving only a handful aircraft to Turkey instead ensures they never become operational and are used as testbed for our own developments. If ^-35 transfer happens, it will be followed by a purchase of a total of 20-40 aircraft...

Lol, Israel would see a ban hammer of epic proportions that would make CAATSA look like a joke if that route were to be taken. There are no other IP owners in F-35. It's completely US owned. They are at best designed to spec even if they were built abroad, and most "Israeli" components are built...

Indeed. This was possibly the least bad outcome.

24 billion more than likely is not just systems purchases but also non recurring costs like new installations to build them etc. Aselsan is state owned; what Aselsan spends can easily be added as part of budgeting. But indeed, this very fast almost lightning speed procurement spree will continue.

First prototype is in air, 3rd on the ground, second is still missing.

Kızılelma S5 from today. Production is moving ahead.

Graham for years have been called a friend or an enemy of Turkey with intervals every 2 years. You can almost get a bearing on Turkish / American state establishment relations by Graham's comments.