You are missing something crucial. Turkey has the only large Nato or Us allied navy without integration to a system like AEGIS / PAAMS / APAR. We are part of nato but not exactly part of a large and deeply integrated international network for stopping ballistic missiles and air defense which...
They could have done it the first time if they really wanted, they just want whoever is there to play ball and be a good little puppet. So if threatening the existing one and leaving them defenseless doesnt work they just put the final nail in coffin and place new one
I thought F22 was a nightmare to update and has lacked significant improvement and updates until very recently due to both complexity and cost including F35 style helmet and such
This entire thing is a misconception. Engine thrust level not reaching 35000 is not what's holding the engine back. If we could make a slightly less strong engine much faster we would, but that's not the point. The first iteration of TF35000 may not even match that number but for any engine to...
Reducing unnecessary expenses and government spending is one way rather than selling strategic national assets, privatizing of which will cripple every aspect of life and economy like main roads.
There is talk of production in Canada as well, EF doesn't have that option. Partnership with saab could open a pathway for more independent fighter production in the future for Canada. So after gripen, they may co-develop the successor as well, bombardier, l3 harris and PW, CAE and others...
Yes the most stable destruction. There are so many gangs and mafias now we have flatbread mafia in mersin. Motorcycle gangs everywhere doing stunts right in front of traffic police on the busiest roads and streets of the city with no penalty.
I mean since 7 are under construction, it could maybe make sense to sell one of the second batch, but selling not one but two from first batch after staff have been assigned is not nice.