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The defense minister says in part of the interview that they will acquire additional A400Ms. (26:30)

The defense ministry's interest in navalized aircraft with vertical landing capability is very big news, but I think the real punch line in this statement is the other, 'TAF needs everything.' The development of indigenous capacity will encourage the defense bureaucracy more and more every day...

It can also play a fighter role against low maneuver but long endurance high-altitude drones. Almost every air force in the world tends to solve ISTAR roles as well as some armed air support roles with UAVs more and more. While these systems offer significant advantages in terms of sustainment...

Does it mean that country X, which builds a brand new navy with a budget of 30-40 billion from various supplier western countries, has reached the same capacity as the supplier country with the same number of frigates or surface main combat platforms? What I am underlining is the tradition and...

The Turkish naval forces are currently the most prepared force command for the breakthrough phase against foreign embargoes and political barriers, thanks to the military naval industrial infrastructure and ecosystem that it has pioneered with its effective policies. Even now, the navy has...

A friend of ours asked us on the back page how the naval forces have achieved these strategic gains and are ahead of other force commands. Admirals like Özden Örnek were the Turkish intellectuals and sailors who made this difference. History often writes about admirals who won great naval...

Diyarbakır Bar Association filed a lawsuit for the cancellation of oil exploration activities planned in Bismil, Ergani, Çermik, Silvan, Hazro. All of these regions are high potential exploration areas with high surface finds.

There is another important detail in the draft drawing: both aircraft elevators are shown in huuge dimensions. To emphasize this, it is even shown that it can carry 2 aircrafts to the deck at once. These details, and especially the optional retention of CATOBAR in the main design, make me think...

Additional notes: In the first phase, the National Aircraft Carrier will not include a catapult system since there is still no national/indigenous capability in this field, but the ship design will include a Modular Ramp System, and if it is possible to produce a domestic catapult in the future...

It seems 1 angled landing deck and 3 take-off lines. Even in this STOBAR configuration, showing that high sortie density is targeted. Definitely not a flag display ship, but a strategic force multiplier ship is coming. The article envisages a capacity of around 50 manned and unmanned combat...

The German state is determined to steal the döner. We cannot allow this evil plan lol (German media: No wonder Erdoğan doesn't take us seriously, Steinmeier's obsession(?) with döner)

Aziz Başkan is currently changing Caspian dynamics and busy make Africa great again. lol. Jokes aside, Dearsan is a tremendous success story in the Turkish shipbuilding industry. Professionalism and patriotism have equal weight in this story. I would love to see an alternative program run by...

For a more accurate answer of your comparative question, the opinions of more competent people can give a healthier idea, while there is a naval expert like ANMDT in our forum who opens the horizons of all of us, what I have to say on this subject will not go beyond unnecessary speculation...

Aside from all the Navy's current areas of interest and risk zones, hydrocarbon exploration and extraction activities are starting in the Gulf of Libya this year and off the coast of Somalia next year. The logistics master plan for the strategic Welfare Road from the Basrah to Edirnekapı has...

Turkiye and Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation in the Defense Industry.

All of gulf countries like Kuwait, Qatar and KSA will also be stakeholders in this logistics system very soon. For the friendly states to the south of us, a secure and stable connection with Europe depends on the TAF guarantee. Everyone will realize this sooner or later.

I agree, if the third block will be officially requested, it can be accompanied by some changes in the configuration of the main mast etc. But I am personally satisfied with the decision to immediately building the second block production without wasting time. More generally, and as a projection...

I hope there will be a decision also on third block before 2028-2030 period. Especially after the construction of the second block, the I-class could become one of the fastest frigate building programs in the world, thanks to parallel-production capability. While the destroyer program can...

Turkiye should strengthen its autonomy within NATO, but this should not be in progress as Russia's interests. Turkiye has shown that it will remain neutral on this issue and this actually more than enough. This tension is basically a familiar form of power game in the region that benefits both...

So, without even needing a catapult, you can carry it in a case behind a pickup in a simple metal frame, set it up in minutes and launch it over the same pickup. Asymmetric loitering system :)