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That vision started in late 70s, exacerbated after 2004 SSIK and continuously went forward. Turkey placed first F-35 order in 2014. In 2015, it ordered 4 more. By 2018, ordered aircraft had risen to 30. We had already started payments for those aircraft and first F-35s were to be delivered to...

Turkey did not decide against F-35. Turkish gov tried to get both the S-400 and the F-35 and then got booted from the F-35 program. Turkey still wants to receive the F-35s it helped build and already paid for. Rewriting history is counterproductive and is basically lying. You can’t “clone”...

This was one of the most interesting incidents of the last few years. Rip to the pilot. Indeed looking forward to any results of an investigation.

Not any one of the mainstream Turkish makers. Looks like an IAG, unsure tho.

Checking open sources, nope… building of the other vessels are continuing but if the original 62 months building to delivery timeframe for each vessel is still valid, Pirireis is behind the schedule by 6 months from revised delivery timeframe and about 3-4 years behind schedule from original...

French Foreign Legion with more steps. Not the worst idea if it could be used efficiently tbh.

Existing multiple Cirit launchers are anything but small tho. Cirit is not a small missile, nearly 2 meters long and each missile weighs 15kg. A man portable double Cirit launcher would weigh at least 40-50 kilos. Cirit was never designed to be man portable. A Karaok for example weighs 16 kilos...

Sage is not in the business of making money and they’ve made several systems they later gave to Roketsan for production over the years already. Sage’s Bozok and Kayı munitions were developed as Roketsan had problems building enough MAMs back in the day.

We probably are, but do we? I don’t see it in Syria or in Iraq. Tears have nothing to do with it. Iran is already enforcing its will over the region in Syria, Iraq, gulf and even Caucasus. Over the last 15 years, we’ve sat back and watched as the Shia Crescent was formed near our borders. More...

To add, Güler has a more soft spoken rhetoric. He uses that wording a lot. Said “our American friends” this week as well.

I don’t think it’s about the needs. From the most basic point, STAMP is probably used by a higher rank NCO while a deck pedestal mount could be manned by a lowly private. Don’t think navy expects a seaborn VBIED attack in a port in Malaysia.

We will never have a “complete” umbrella against Iranian ABM and drone threat. And this “lowkey” approach to Iran is not just related to IRGC standoff capabilities. Iran can be a pain in the butt for us without ever firing a shot over the border or on our bases in Iraq. Like that one time few...

Ada Class ships already have 2 STAMPs. That pedestal is for something else.

NEW: Japan's Embassy in Ankara has posted this message on its website saying: - the PKK has been recognised as a terrorist group since 2002 - but it's now been added to Japan's Public Security Intelligence Agency's (PSIA) list of terrorist groups —— Furthermore, Mitsotakis will visit Erdogan...

Those capabilities don’t mean anything when the enemy has air superiority though. UCAVs are basically flying chickens against fighter jets. And Bangladeshi air force lacks fighters even against a country like Myanmar with their Su-30s and new Jf-17s. What they would really could use is a dual...

F-15EX made sense because ANG is already the biggest user of F-15C and EX is a suitable replacement for the type and the role. It also made great sense because development costs for it were already paid for by gulf countries.

I don’t think this is a rebuttal to Globes’ claim of a “temporary approval” and afaik was not what Israeli FM claimed. Anyhow, gov channels have time and time again showed that they will outright lie re trade with Israel, which is fine, it’s internal politics. This is a perfect foray into...

By whom? Do present the rebuttal. Globes is not linked to a Turkish journalist and I have been reading it for years.

We talked about the same topic back in page 140. I don’t think there’s much to add to everyone’s points about it for now. You can add increased slat armor, jammers and more capable APS. It’s still the same MBT concept. Because an MBT is already a compromise on firepower, armor and speed. Move...

No press conference btw Turkiye + Ethiopia's Foreign Ministers yesterday - nor was there lengthy statement released after meeting btw Turkish President + Ethiopian PM's envoy Suggests no great desire to put out public message, or that there are some sensitivities at play. Meeting is interesting...