TOGG delivered 1.965 cars in August. It's 213% month-over-month increase. A phenomenal growth. This company can become a manufacturing-giant if they have the hunger.
TEI plans to deliver the first two serially-produced TS1400s next year.
PD222 will become airworthy next year.
TEI also develops more powerful diesel engines that have the same dimensions(retrofittable) with PD222.
I am going to lower my expectations for the first flight within a year to be pleasantly surprised. Otherwise, I cannot cope with it anymore and will completely ignore any news about MURAD AESA.
A few weeks ago, on a TV show Mahmut Akşit attended, while he was explaining the parts of TF6000 on a mock-up he said that the sections that requires secrecy are produced out of proportion to prevent espionage. Maybe that's the reason why they have opted for not bringing the hot-sections to...
We have developed a system called IRST, which allows you to see the other side in the airspace without seeing you, for our Kızılelma and for the National Combat Aircraft Kaan. We named it KARAT.
Ahmet Akyol | ASELSAN CEO
KIZILELMA will have IRST?
Mahmut Akşit:
"These motors attract a lot of attention from the world. Another request came from a foreign customer. They immediately ask, 'When will you start, when will you start mass production?'
We have foreign customers who want a quote for these engines from us. 'When will you deliver...
They aim to show the full engine in Izmir Teknofest which is between Sept 27th - Oct 1st this year. So we will, probably, see the engine in flesh in a month.
We don't know what ANKA-4 is and its capabilities. Foretelling the demise of manned platforms because of it is not warranted. And I recommend you to read on "why KODAK failed?" if you believe what you said is true.