Our friend made an interview with British Defense Minister Ben Wallace. I also asked Ben Wallace to ask about the Kızılelma EJ200 claim. If he sees it again, he will ask. I am currently waiting for an answer.
It is not only about developments in Ukraine. I am copying the concluding sentence I wrote 4-5 months ago on this topic in another forum: "KIZILELMA with Captor-E radar and EJ-200 engine is loading. It will be an tailored solution for Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers."
On June 2022, the UK has announced that the Mosquito Unmanned Combat Aircraft Project will not go beyond the design phase, so has (in a sense) been terminated.
With the Mosquito, the first unmanned -fighter aircraft- project of the British Air Force, it was aimed to develop a Loyal Wingman that could act jointly with aircrafts such as the F-35, Tempest and Typhoon. The UK had chosen the US company Spirit AeroSystems as the main contractor for the project.
Wallace is probably the only defense minister to have written an article about the success of Baykar's UAV systems. They are keeping a close eye on developments here, and on a corporate level They are now more interested than ever in the opportunities to collaborate with the Turkish defense industry.
This is of course my personal opinion, but if the possibility of EJ200 for KE becomes a reality, I would prefer to evaluate this development not only in terms of the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, but also in terms of the needs of the UK' Royal Forces.
edit: Ofc, Mosquito is not the only UAV program that the UK defense ministry is struggling with. The Watchkeeper system developed on the Hermes 450 UAV is also dealing with numerous problems. In recent months, images of the rescue of a system that fell into the sea were reflected in the press. Turkish companies/institutions can offer the UK defense ministry collaborations based on combat proven systems and doctrines that will be productized much faster and at a much more manageable costs.
