Why u no like us comrade?
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It was really a long time ago so i remember the bits, çaldıran might be used as the demonstration model (i remember as such Selçuk was showing those as a demonstation model before the acquisition and support by SSB). We know Selçuk Bayraktar was closely working in the field during the development so it was not simply funded by themselves ( for TB1 -2)What i found about the TB 2.
> SSB did not fund the TB2.
‘Çaldıran’ın yapım öyküsü
ÖZDEMİR Bayraktar, Karadeniz (Sürmeneli) kökenli ama İstanbul Sarıyer’de doğmuş. İTÜ Makine Mühendisliği mezunu...
In 2007, the Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Development program was initiated by the Undersecretariat of Defense Industries on a competitive basis (without any R&D support ). As part of this program, the Bayraktar Tactical UAV System's flight tests (fully automatic taxi, take-off, flight, landing, braking and return to the hangar) were exhibited in September-October 2009, and the Bayraktar Tactical UAV System successfully completed all the targeted performance criteria.
Following the test phases, contract negotiations were initiated between the company and the board for 2 Tactical UAV Systems at the Defense Industry Executive Board in January 2010.After the contract was signed in January 2012
SSB mentions of Baykar Makina as the manufacturer and the project manager as (thus i think the owner) SSB.
I say Love and Hate relationship.. depending on situation they are either adversary or partner. No one can claim they are allies, Turkey and Russia are fighting each other through proxies in Syria, Libya and Karabakh.. They are also supporting different sides in Ukraine. S400 was a political move for both.. and compensation for downed jet, killed ambassador.. A way out from problematic F35 dependency.. For Russia it is a tool for weakening NATO in the Southern Flank, keeping Turkey closer.. Opening a new market for defence products. Both countries are natural rivals of each other, it will always be complicated. I hope Baltic countries follow Poland and my be Aksungur and Akıncı find its place. I think we will see Turkish drones and weapons against Russia everywhere, may be bigger drones but Turkey will also keep Russia closer, isn't this looks like occasional cold war? Actually same with USA as well, Turkey was not alone in Libya despite it looks like that and not in Syria, sometimes Turkey Russia, Sometimes USA Turkey.Why u no like us comrade?
Jokes aside, I find the Turkish-Russian relationship very interesting and complicated. S-400s sold to them, but they sell TB2s to a Russian rival.
www.defenceturkey.com
Recently a turkish official confirmed it
www.defensenews.com
Meanwhile Baykar is still the authroized regional service center of Wescam for MRO, upgrade and integration.Recently a turkish official confirmed it
“Canada suspended the sale of electro-optical cameras to Turkey. This does not mean Canada will not allow Canadian-made cameras on a Turkish-made drone, with the end user being by the Moroccan military,” a Turkish Defense Ministry official said.
Source:
Turkey to export T129 helos to Philippines despite block on Pakistani order
A Turkish company has won U.S. export licenses to sell a batch of helicopters to the Philippines. But only a month earlier, Turkey’s persistent requests for the same export license to sell the same helicopters to Pakistan were going nowhere.
TB2 specs were recently updated to 700kg MTOW and 105HP engine.After this announcement, WikiHub has been updated. More information about TB2:
Bayraktar TB2
The Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by Turkey′s Baykar company primarily for the Turkish Armed Forces. The aircraft is monitored and...defencehub.live
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WikiHub is a free, open content online military encyclopaedia created through the collaborative effort of member of the www.DefenceHub.live users. Anyone registered on the forum (the editing is currently open to some usergroups) can create an article for publication; registration is required to...
