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This time I think it's farmer activists. You know, European farmers are now trying to make their voices heard with big actions. Tough times.

The activists finally managed to attack the Mona Lisa. I think the symbolic significance of the Mona Lisa transcends the other attacks. My recommendation for the Louvre museum is to respond with the Mona Rıza painting.

By the way, the Greek cost of 40 F-35s is not 9 billion dollars, but at least 40 billion dollars over life cycle. This 40B does not include infrastructure, ground service equipment, documentation and training. The ceiling-price written to the Congress was found high by all of us. but when making...

The current Greenville's Viper production capacity for 2024 is 1.6 aircraft per month. From next year onwards, 4 aircraft per month, 48 per year. Current block-70 order book: Bahrain 16, Morocco 24, Taiwan 66, Bulgaria 16, Slovakia 14, Jordan 12, Turkiye 40. Total 188 jets. If we will be in the...

In a statement released by the governor's office, it was announced that the Gabar Mountain region on the borders of the Central and Güçlükonak districts was declared a 'Temporary Special Security Zone' between December 27 and January 10. The following statements were made in the statement...

Defense Turkey Editor Saffet Uyanık has mentioned an important detail: TMLA is not yet in the inventory of any country.

In the meantime, Greece is in a position where it has to granted even simple 90-ton patrol boats from the US. The state of Greek shipbuilding is very exemplary. They have lost almost all capacity. Our naval industry opened the gap at the right time. I mean you can't balance it by outsourcing...

Of course... Since the T4 is more Germanish, I wanted to make a safe guess. Also, which fleet it will go to will also be an important detail.

As Cabatli üstad says, there is a sense that the US has decided to maintain a balance. If we can declare full operational capability in the KAAN program by 2033-35 range. They could have given the green light to Greece's request earlier and been among the lots that would have enabled delivery...

Btw, I expect an announcement on EF acquisition very soon. By 2030, my expectation for the general outlook of combatant fleets: 119 F-16-V 156 F-16-Özgür programs (inc blok-50s) 40 EF-T3 First active fleet of Kaan B-1 (14/20)

Just a few months ago, ASELSAN and TAI signed agreements for the modernization of F-16s with a contract value of around USD 2 billion. So there is a contract in place and a program already underway, and the first jets will be delivered this year. With this agreement with the US, the entire fleet...

I think the most right thing in this contract is the number of missiles. In fact, especially the anti-radiation missiles should have been more...

Texas movements are a hot topic these days due to the stupid policies of the federal government, which the Republicans are using to their advantage very successfully with political correctness. Today Ted Cruz's open threat to Biden with the Texas flag is being greeted with enthusiasm by...

Tactical UAVs have brought many innovations to the battlefield, but I think they are also a modern interpretation of one of the oldest warfare tactics. One of the most striking tactics in this regard in recent years was the liberation of Karabakh by the glorious Azerbaijani army, where AN-2s...

I would bet that the radar analysis of a composite structure with a wing cross-sectional area of less than 60-80 cm cannot be analyzed as if it were a fighter jet. I also believe that the electro-optical detection of an object with a sub-meter cross-sectional lenght on airframe and much less on...

Very low speed, almost completely composite construction, almost zero thermal and chemical footprint. Tactical UAVs will never be on a par with fighter jets, but on the other hand, I don't think they are that easily detectable. Also, if an adversary jet engages a TB-3, it will clearly reveal its...

I wonder if this 20b$ package also includes platforms for other Air Force needs such as logistics, aerial refueling or AEW&C. While the window of opportunity(I am still not sure about btw) is open, the option identified at the beginning of the Peace Eagle program could be filled. Or could there...

Defense enthusiasts who heard that the total cost for 40 F-16s and upgrade kits will be 20 billion dollars: (if the US Congress graciously approves it)

Around 900 air-to-air ammunition is rumored, but let's say with an exaggerated estimate that the supply of around 3000 air-air, air-ground and various types of payloads is planned, and let's even assume 1.5x engine supply, but I still couldn't get out of the business for 40 aircraft and upgrade...

As I wrote above, the only explanation I can think of is that while procuring these aircrafts, we also want to fill the maintenance, non-localized spare materials and ammunition depots to the brim, for everything that has been in supply problems in recent years or whose stock levels need secure...