We are counting down to first flight of P1, this month or the next. I wonder how complete the P1 and the P2 will be with many subsystems ready for primetime. Exciting to watch and even get involved as a citizen.
We need to achieve the easier target, get the low hanging fruit first with the basic LCA. A short field capable version is harder to make and will take longer too. We will not make use of a light fighter waiting for a longer timeline.
We have the export market to address too so we should make both variants. Depending on future engine opportunities we may make even more variants and stop making some of them if there is no more the need. Cost of development is not a big issue.
While being carefull about safeguarding of our REE resources we also want to carry our defence industry and industry in general to mass production. If an F35 carries 400+ kg of REE on it so will our Kaan and Hürjet and Kızılelma and other critical products carry a similar amount of REE on them...
We can refine our REE to %93 purity level already, we should look into building the entire supply chain ourselves and should not make major concessions.
What if a Baykar made fighter engine enters the scene. As it will primarily be used with unmanned aircraft they can progress rather speedily. They can establish the target power level first and then focus on reliability which means it can start roaring pretty quickly. And if it does so really...
They don't have to be buying them all at once, they can spread it over years. The bigger question is if this is true or not, we need to see more reliable sources. I have only seen a few foreign accounts. This was expected but it could happen years later rather than now. What I am thinking is...
The dimensions and the range target of the so called Yıldırımhan rocket is on par with the Israeli Jericho rocket's version 3 and version 4. I am not saying the Yıldırımhan rocket is real but the specification are the specifications of the Jericho rocket...
Fergani Space is also making its own space rocket but we don't know much about it other than that it will be reusable. Interestingly MSB Arge's Yıldırımhan rocket specs closely match the Jericho 3 and Jericho 4 rockets of Israel.
The answer is easy Hürjet has 80% of the capabilities of an F16 as declared by officials. Actually I had said this as my opinion even before the officials.
They don't keep us waiting too long, thankfully. Hürjet will get the same treatment when it is ready. Let's see what doors this can open both for capabilities and for user base.
Türkiye can do all of the things mentioned at the same time, from the smallest to the largest. Stopping something to do the other thing is unacceptable.