This might be with TAI for the Ankas purchased by Malaysia.
Do you think we can't afford it.
Neither of these countries has purchased any modern jets yet. Pakistan has only expressed an unofficial interest, primarily because of the serious threat it faces. They will likely end up buying between 24 and 48 Kaan aircraft, with the rest of their air force relying on Chinese jets. In contrast, Indonesia doesn’t face significant threats and can manage with KF-21s.
A landing strip is not enough. You need special ground systems, ancillaries and specially trained crew, in addition to the specially designed enclosures to house step platforms and equipment.
You can't politically afford it. There is a reason why Turkish Air Force mostly consists of F-16's. We have been offered Eurofighters and F-15's in the past too, even A-10's. Air Force decided F-16's would be more bang for the buck. You buy the plane you need, you don't need Kaan. Buy KF-21 NG or F-35 if they sell to you and be happy.
Furthermore this poster goodforloser is insulting most countries in SEA considering that most of these countries are buying Tyrkish defense weapons.
I am thinking of your well-being. Europeans laughs when they managed to sell unnecessarily expensive weapons to Gulf Arab countries. And Turkish products is doing good in European countries who don't have their own defense industries. Little by little.
What well being.I am thinking of your well-being. Europeans laughs when they managed to sell unnecessarily expensive weapons to Gulf Arab countries. And Turkish products is doing good in European countries who don't have their own defense industries. Little by little.
Also you are not much richer than us. You had median income of 7512 dollars and we had median income of 5251 dollars in 2020. Median income is a better indicator of the average citizen's well-being compared to GDP per capita, which can be inflated by factors like oil revenues that primarily benefit the wealthy.
Median Income by Country 2026
Detailed information on median income by country, providing insights into the average earnings of individuals within each nation with additional details related to this topic.worldpopulationreview.com
I wish people understood this point. There comes a moment when politicians decide throwing money at the military is the better option. This is influenced by a variety of factors, but for most nations it's still far away. Financial limitations are real, and should be taken seriously. But politics is the thing that is really preventing a "huge" budget in most cases.
Get your facts right before making such statements,both Malaysia and Indonesia can afford the KAAN.
To suggest that a country like Malaysia can’t afford KAAN, is total nonsense. Countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam all can afford to buy KAAN. They all have descent nominal GDPs and national wealth to invest in our plane. Malaysia is one of the “Tiger economies” of the far east. With your logic, India is too poor to invest in any weapons too.I am thinking of your well-being. Europeans laughs when they managed to sell unnecessarily expensive weapons to Gulf Arab countries. And Turkish products is doing good in European countries who don't have their own defense industries. Little by little.
Also you are not much richer than us. You had median income of 7512 dollars and we had median income of 5251 dollars in 2020. Median income is a better indicator of the average citizen's well-being compared to GDP per capita, which can be inflated by factors like oil revenues that primarily benefit the wealthy.
Median Income by Country 2026
Detailed information on median income by country, providing insights into the average earnings of individuals within each nation with additional details related to this topic.
than you should choose better words to express what you want to say.. what you said before, not more than just an insult to our country...
You need to consider the fact that a lot of countries instead use F18, Eurofighter and Rafale as their twin engine premium fighter.
An aircraft equipped with two F-404 engines are significantly different from one with two F-110 engines. The Rafale, with its two engines, has a total maximum thrust of 34,000 pounds, which isn’t much higher than the 29,000 pounds of maximum thrust in a single-engine F-16, near same with UAE F-16's that have 32000 pounds of maximum thrust. Additionally, the Rafale’s radar may be less capable than the one on the F-16 Block 70. So, while the Rafale and F-18 may be twin-engine aircraft, they offer capabilities that aren’t significantly different from those of the F-16, meaning they’re not exactly "premium" fighters.
