TR HÜRJET-Advanced Jet Trainer/ Light attack aircraft

[boredaf]

The ideal solution would be a low-cost, naval stealth aircraft. The Hürjet M should be 20–30% larger, with significant design revisions incorporating stealth features, drawing on elements from the TAI KAAN. With two F-404 engines, it would have sufficient thrust to carry more payload while remaining agile and fast. A small internal weapons bay capable of carrying 2–3 air-to-air missiles (AAMs) would allow it to serve alongside Kızılelma as a stealthy interceptor. In essence, this revised Hürjet would resemble an enhanced F/A-18 Hornet, but with better stealth characteristics and modern systems.

The aircraft you're describing has absolutely nothing to do with Hürjet, you're talking about a completely new aircraft. At that point, we'd be far better off with starting with Kaan's design instead of Hürjet and making a smaller, single engine Kaan for the navy.

And as it is, with minimal changes, Hürjet is a shitty choice for an aircraft carrier that we expect to have in 10-15 years. It is already behind the times, by the time it is on the carrier, it'll be completely obsolete and nothing but an embarrassment and potential missile fodder.

It's a bloody trainer, its inherent weakness come from the fact that it is a trainer. As long as you're basing something on it, that version (whether it is light attack or naval) will share those weaknesses.

 

[Huelague]

is already behind the times, by the time it is on the carrier, it'll be completely obsolete and nothing but an embarrassment and potential missile fodder.

Obsolete and behind the times, like 60-70% of all our weapon systems, including F-16. And we try more to buy.
Dont be so unkind, huh.

 

[boredaf]

Obsolete and behind the times, like 60-70% of all our weapon systems, including F-16. And we try more to buy.
Dont be so unkind, huh.

First, I said it'll be obsolete by the time we will have the carrier, not right now. US keeps building 100+ F-35s a year, radar and missile tech keeps improving, more and more countries testing stealth fighter drones like KE and on top of all that, 6th gen is either already being designed or prototyped. So, yes, I'd argue by the time a naval Hürjet might be seen on our carrier, it'll be obsolete.

Second, comparing Hürjet with F-16 Block 70 is ridiculous. Hürjet, as a fighter jet, is virtually half the jet F-16 is. And we are not planning to put those on a carrier in 2040s.

And last, I'm not being "unkind", I'm being realistic about what Hürjet is, a fantastic trainer, a good light attack jet for countries that doesn't need to drop really heavy munitions and a terrible naval jet for 2040s.

 

[uçuyorum]

So we should make TF/A - 18 A/B? Naval hürjet should just be a stepping stone for something better that will come later.