With this terrible econonomic situation together with incoming elections it is really hard to carry out a comprehensive operation. I hope I am mistaken.
No not yet. There is so much to do before an operation. On the other hand, a kind of gunboat diplomacy is on. The possibility of operation is fifty-fifty now.
We dont know the extent of the operation and no idea about the operation plans. TAF has an irritating easiness for the enemy during its operations. It is never in rush. In a slow manner, gradual actions. Maybe it is the ideal manner because there is no army opposite, but terrorist organisations...
Som A was delivered in 2011 and first SOM B1 in 2012. 80 orders belongs to last batch of SOM B1 and first missiles ( 7) were delivered in 2018. 415 will include B2, C1,C2 and Som J variants.
I think 1000-1200 cruise missiles (Som variants, Land Atmaca and Gezgin) with the same number balistic missiles ( Bora, Tayfun and X) are enough for us now. Of course there will be in total 700-800 Çakır variants and Kuzgun TJ. Plus at the end of the process we will have nearly 500 Atmaca...
In ten years time air warfare will chance dramatically. And I always say Turkiye will be the leader of new concept. After that it is only matter of experience and software.
Thanks to the elections we will see lots of products and learn so much about future projects in near future. Meanwhile, I think the same. Cenk is a ramjet engine cruise missile. On the other hand, in the unlikely event, it can be a NLOS missile superior to Spike NLOS.