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This Article underline the importance of Rafale Long Range Meteor BVR Missile as well the Advantage in EW. Also TurAF need in the first stages of War to avoid losses until Rafale need maintenance. It looks not that the West will deliver a modern State 4 or 4.5 Generation Fighter Aircraft until...

Why we would need Tankers ? They have only Weather Radar, they are big and lass manuverable.

https://www.turdef.com/article/eurofighter-a-strategic-shift-in-turkiye-s-defence-plans

They had first to strike the Hall and crisp them all

Akinci will be used over turkish Terretory to Supplement Ground based AD Asessts. Till 2027 - 28 we need to Wait until Hisar-A + / O + and Siper Product-1 become full Operational.

I wouldn't use Akinci with AESA Radar for ofensive Role, rather for the defensive Missions against enemy Cruise Missiles and Drones. The Advantage of Akinci is the long loitering Time and it fly high.

I I think Turkey will be ready for this Kind of Scenario. If they would try it with northern Syria, they would come under massive MLRS and Stand Off Weapon Fire. They would need Cyprus as an logistic Hub, which mean Cyprus will become a legitamate Target. In my view it's neccasarry to pay...

Even when they lack the Unity, the Ideas are in the Mind of the Politicans and they speak it out openly. The following Words were coming from an german Politican, he wanted with EU Troops to establish a so called "Safe Zone" for YPG in northern Syria as Reaction of a Military Intervention by...

Even without this called States, it seems to be possible that some EU States can Act under a Coalition of the Willing. This wouldn't be a full fledget EU Response, but will already make the military Situation for Turkey far more difficult. Here an Aticle in German about Article 44...

TAF will recieve new AD Systems in the coming Years like Hisar-A +/O+ and Siper, but what is with Gürz and Gökdemir ?

More difficult as far the turkish Air Defence improve that all SCALP will hit their Targets Successfully.

You mean they fear for Civil War ? Likely possible, I expect the Situation could be far more worst than it is with with the Protest for Gaza now.

In todays Times the Threats have changed, tactical UAV like Bayraktar TB-2 with MAM-L & T can pose a serious Threat to FAC which lacks on sophisticatet AD like an VLS. Is it for that Point not better to go for light Corvette ?

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-approves-security-policy-for-rapid-reaction-force/a-61204605 We discussed in the Turkish Air Force Thread about the Matter of EU mutual Defence. Here we can Discuss further about Implications on Turkey. According to this Article a joint response Force should stand in 2025.

https://www.turdef.com/article/tei-starts-ts-1400-turboshaft-engine-serial-production

The Reason are Different Interests, Turkey was becoming NATO Member because the geographic Position covered the southwestern Flank of former Soviet Union. Also the West is knowing Turkey belongs to Muslim World and it's on an Intersection between Europe, Eurasia as well the Middle East and...

It's a possible Threat and there is still existing a mutual Defence Clause in the EU since 2009 and this Clause also Cover over Sea Terretories like Ceuta and Mellila. BTW: Never underestimate your Enemy ! Some also thought EU Citizen could not accept Restrictions on their Prosperity, but what...

Bear in mind the US need to focus it's Resources on China in the Pacific, for this Reason EU need to aggitate more on their own. If this EU Army become Reallity, it will be big Threat for Turkey in any Event of an Aegean/Cyprus War. We can inflict heavy losses to them, but I see no real Chance...

See here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/7/greece-ratifies-intra-nato-defence-pact-with-france

What when the so called Allies sie in real the biggest Enemys ? They want to establish Kurdistan in SE Turkey, bigger Armenia, denn the Right for Oil Exploration etc.