Ukrainian officials interested in JF-17 Block 3 because its cost effective and being able to integrate Ukrainian weapons.
Western aircraft is very expensive.
Ukraine needs aircraft with advanced electronics. For contrast, Bulgaria paid $1.3 billion just for 8 F16s Block 70s. Okay, lets say...
U.S. middle east policy shaped by energy resources and than Israel. There is no way U.S would let go of Omar oil fields down south to the Syrian and Iranian proxies.
Most importantly Turkey needs to take control of KRG border with Syria.
There is leverages Turkey can put on Syria and Iraq...
You need to start from basics than go up from there. Top goal of this project is education. Its good to see TAI funding an project like this, because its a very good real experience for the students. This is a good start for the future projects, national institutions or even companies might...
This is a very good project for students to get experience, main goal of this project is this. They get to design the aircraft and build it from ground up. This is completely different area, I don't get your too late and classical aircraft comment. This is not a military aircraft.
This has been a roller coaster ride. Two private companies bought very light aircraft brands as they went bankrupt, never to be heard again. Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) was working with Türkkuşu T-19A project, nothing happened. Uzaytem was working on a VLA aircraft, they stopped as they didn't get...
Armenians retreating to Khankendi area, weakening their defenses in the east to the point it can be captured in bad weather.
Starting with the liberation of Suşa, its going to turn to a urban war.
There is many missionary universities in Turkey. Education system is bad in Turkey, had been ever since end of 1950s. We have good institutions that can easily go into the top universities in the world but they don't get the investment/value they deserve and being subjugated to politics.
Dont...
Top issue Ukraine will have I think is electronics. Ukrainian electronics declined since the fall of Soviet Union. Key area Turkey could help is electronic subsystems.
"155 mm Precision-Guided Ammunition Development Project, MKEK currently produces the standard 155 mm Extended Range Ammunition and the 52 caliber Weapon System with an effective firing range of 40 km. In addition to the standard 155 mm Extended Range Ammunition, MKEK is also working on the...
They have infrastructure from Soviet Union and know-how/experience developed over the years.
Turkey exported drones and military radios to Ukraine last year, this year Aselsan Ukraine was formed. Turkey currently helping Ukraine with improving ammunition production. Havelsan-Ukraine agreement...
I agree but lets not forget the export side of things. I think it would be mistake for Baykar to not to make a MALE drone and overall expand their aircraft/product line.