For TFx yes, for Hurjet not.
Parity can still be uphold by upgrading existing F16's to block 70 and none of those surrounding countries, be it Greece or Egypt form an iota of danger for Turkey. They are not in our league.
Russia was a danger, but is severely pacified now by the Ukraine war...
I want also answer also this special part.
Many people react like we should or need to buy extra aircraft because A or B have bought some.
Why? Do you guys think a few aircraft will change the balances? We have the life example with Russia and Ukraine, did Russia acquire absolute air...
In which way is Typhoon proven?
Which war?
Did we achieve anything with proven Heron's? But TB2 worked out miracles, no?
In short nothing will give us something added value, we have to build our own stuff like we build our own ships, our own rifles, our own missiles and our own armored...
I for my part am totally against 4th generation foreign fighter jets, be it Eurofighter or anything else.
Put all on our own Hurjet figther.
After Hurjet one can even decide for twin engine Hurjet (= practically equivalent of Eurofighter), but better is to concentrate on unmanned fighters
and...
BUMP
Turkish ATAK II is suposed to make her first flight in March 2023 (10 months from now)
Ain't it strange that we only have seen a mock up and not an assembly line like that of Hurjet?
How long does it take to assemble a helicopter (same with TFx that is suposed to hangar roll out in March)
Depends on the dimensions of the system, if compact two of them (one in front, one in back) is better and number of missiles will be sufficient. A compact system will also be better for smaller boats.
TRmotor has not the experience to go it alone like TEI. and even TEI is talking about 12-13 years.
There may not be a contract yet, but I am sure the negotiations - agreement points must be in far stage. Besides RR is not doing this because we have nice eyes, it's in their own interest too...
Complete different and unrelated subject.
I was one of the persons against turning the Aya Sofya from museum into a mosque.
Why? Because right across the Aya Sofya you have the Sultan Ahmet mosque. There was no technical need for a second mosque, pure political decision while Aya Sofya was an...
Bypassing the agreement is to annul the agreement, if that is the plan (which has been rejected / denied by our government) than I agree. This is what I've been writing all the time.
With Lausanne treaty in craft the canal makes no sense. Either you change / annul the treaty or don't waste a...
I don't know what you guys refuse to understand.
We have a treaty called Lausanne treaty. This treaty clearly binds Turkey to keep the streets free for passage (a giant big open door)
As long as this treaty exist no matter what good arguments you have a canal will never be profitable, it will...
Agree, good arguments!
But whether you have a canal or not, you cannot order anyone not to use the Bosphorus. Unless Turkey annuls the Lausanne treaty.
Is Turkey gonna do that? The government is only telling that Turkey fully adheres the Lausanne treaty, no any signal that Turkey is planning...
How many examples do we have, has it ever been done?
If no, why not? Maybe because there are some strict rules?
In short having a canal on assumptions like maybe we can do this or that is a very weak guarantee to say it softly, that's more like "enayi kandirmaca"