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This talk round is utter nonsense. When I found out that three out of the four hadn’t even held the rank of major or higher, let alone ever seen a strategic document, that was enough for me. And then there’s this claim that Israeli sources say this and that… What a load of nonsense. Why would...

Initially, Siper Block 2 will provide only limited capabilities for defending against ballistic targets. Full-scale ballistic missile defense capabilities will not be achieved until Siper Block 3 is implemented. For this reason, NATO has so far assumed responsibility for defending against...

https://turdef.com/article/f-16-oezguer-with-murad-radar-completes-goekdogan-firing-test

https://turdef.com/article/internal-and-external-weapon-integrations-for-kaan

If it had been realistic to produce around 160–170 Özgür-II upgrades by 2028/29 and bring the majority of the F-16 fleet up to this standard in a timely manner, there would have been no need for Eurofighters as an interim solution from Qatar, Oman or the UK. In such a scenario, some 220–230...

The direction is right, but technically and legally it is not as ‘free’ as is often portrayed. The F-16 Özgür II is not about completely removing and replacing the original US mission computer, but about rebalancing the architecture. Turkey is integrating its own mission computer, avionics, IFF...

Isn’t China an option, including a significant amount of technology transfer? The Chinese are generally more willing to share technology if the money and the lease terms are right. The rest of the countries will share nothing, or very little... the US, Europe and Israel will ensure that as...

How is it realistically possible to modernise over 160–170 Block 40 and 50 F-16s within just two years? Logistically, this is virtually impossible. The Özgür II upgrade of the 30 or so Block 30 aircraft already demonstrates just how arduous and time-consuming the process is – even that has not...

Quite interesting

We’ll see when the war in Ukraine is over or a genuine ceasefire is reached. Then half of Europe will change tack and view us as a strategic enemy (openly) because of the Aegean… and will want to contain us as much as possible.

They haven’t done a damn thing; otherwise, Hellsing Systems and the like would have been way ahead by now, and we’d already have European drones, cluster munitions and kamikaze drones that were more advanced than ours.

What is sold as “cooperation” and “market access” is, in reality, nothing more than a targeted, one-way transfer of technology. Whilst the European side speaks of partnership, what is actually at stake is siphoning off know-how, operational data and development experience from Turkey – things...

Why on earth are we putting so much effort into helping these people? Let them sort out the war in Ukraine on their own; all this nonsense – like Steadfast 2026, the whole NATO charade, and the drone programme with Italy run by Baykar and Leonardo – is pointless. Turkey should do only the...

But here one must ask: what is the unit cost of an Eren and a Shahed-like drone? If the missile costs more than 40–50,000 USD, then it is an expensive proposition, not to mention the additional costs of launching the drone, logistics, maintenance and arming an Akinci or Aksungur drone for a...

I would consistently limit the proportion of German hardware in the Eurofighter Typhoon to a minimum. Whilst it cannot be avoided entirely, any additional integration unnecessarily strengthens German influence over maintenance, software, approvals and future upgrades. The aim must be to keep...

The ATMACA still has a range of 250+ km; it may even reach 270+ km. In fact, a range of 300+ km is essential in order to launch these cruise missiles as Navy Version from Ships and Submarines near Northern Cyprus at specific targets in the Middle East (ports, bases and ships on Coasts) on...

The situation surrounding the TEI TF-6000 and TF-10000 remains strikingly unclear. Whilst there is talk of hundreds of test runs for the TF-6000, reliable technical details or clear milestones are still lacking. We have seen a few short test run videos, but that is all. The situation with the...

As far as is known, the SOM family is currently being further developed to achieve greater ranges – presumably using the KTJ-3700 engine or a specially optimised variant as the SOM M cruise missile, which is designed to fit into the TAI KAAN’s internal weapons bay. SOM M In parallel, it is...

What is the range of the SOM J? Given that other cruise missiles in the same class as the TAURUS, Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and the SCALP EG/Storm Shadow have a range of at least 500+ km.

Never not because of a shortage of beds..😂