I laughed my ass off from the chair at breakfast. Because it is pretty accurate. The construction looks pretty amateurish and I still don't know why are firms like FNSS and ASELSAN aint making another show off to show how it is done right. Talking about Hybrid KAPLAN and ASELSAN's hybrid drive.
After the whole SAPAN talk, I felt like I could drop in an idea of what might SAPAN 1 and SAPAN 2 look like (Too lazy to take a render at the time, need some sleep)
There was once a discussion of extended range ESSM with the same engine as booster stage and if we pull this idea off it will have a good potential for the market since everyone is seeking capacity after the events in Red Sea. Even the much conservative Germans are down for a frigate (destroyer)...
I've got one guess that I feel makes sense. That is a counterpart to CAMM-MR missile which is CAMM with an even larger rocket motor than ER and dual-packable into Mk41 VLS. Honestly, a mono-block in-betweener missile might come handy for frigates both here and in the world market.
I mean hell, ASELSAN should throw some hand into those names too.
Imo it goes like this
SAPAN-1: Quadpack HİSAR D
SAPAN-2: SAPAN 1 with larger rocket motor or even a booster, idk at this point
One of my concerns is resistance to shear stress as skin is the primary component holding it. They state that the brittleness isn't awful like aerogel (Watch a few on YouTube if you don't know) which is similarly lightweight and highly insulating. I'm sure their next stop will be processability...
As expected, the dutch clown geert wilders did something childish after the match. He should go back to playing in the sand as the middle grader he is.
Baykar has made a large-scale aerodynamic refinement (and a bonus of less RCS thanks to concealed actuators). I think the lift from fuselage will see an improve with the new form as well. Every inch of lift will be needed for STOBAR operation.
ASELSAN has probably broken a record in UAV equipment field with the most diverse arsenal of UAV EW systems. There are also unlisted ones which wouldn't fit in the infographic like AKINCI SOJ's other variant.
Always liked the idea of a decoy/target missile based on TAYFUN. It is a big must for us if we are aiming for BMD with the next phase of SİPER. TAYFUN is a modern SRBM with mid-flight manuevering capabilities which is a plus.
A year has passed after the first firing of UAV-230 and we've even gotten a new version with a new fin layout. However we still haven't seen it getting launched off an F-16. With F-16's speed and altitude, you could probably hit 200+ km when we have the fact that AKINCI, a turboprop UAV scored a...