As you probably remember, Anka3 appeared completely unexpectedly. In my opinion, it would be great to have a new Anka with a carrying capacity of several tons, with parameters several times higher than the current one. I imagine Temel Kotil with his eternal smile, like a wizard pulling a new Anka out of a hat. For some reason he is not visible. He must be working some magic againIMHO you do overestimate the dogfight capability of a fighter jet with a single F404 engine. A F-16 has like 11.000 lb more thrust (i think).
Yes, it will be good enough to bomb targets, which are only protected by SHORAD's.
But i think Hürjet is suboptimal for BVR, despite AESA.
Türkiye should heavily invest in ANKA-3, because the twin engine version with MURAD and maybe later with BURFIS along with GÖKHAN will be a different kind of a beast for BVR engagements.
I really wish to see the faces of Türkiye's adversaries, when ANKA-3 test fires the first time a BVR missile from its IWB.
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