Math is simple But this will give Turkey power to obliterate any fleet in Mediterranean with a dozen Akıncı/Aksungur.
Fly under the radar via Satcom over the Mediterranean shot hundreds of cheap Kuzgun missile to a Large Naval fleet saturate them. Rest can be completed much much easier and...
I also have my doubts about capabilities of End product/TFX And It is true that Japanese Aviation Industry has been developing Aircraft since 1930s. No realistic person say Turkish aviation is comparable to Japanese one. But There is acceptable Risk/chance for TFX project, We will wait and see...
There is basically one big difference between Turkish military/engine projects and Japanese ones.
Japanese projects developed with intention of being next generation for next generation while Turkey has much more modest requirements. Generally Current gen plus some features with ASAP...
Which Engines They are developing?
Afaik, They had 2 teams. One for Jet engines and One for combustion engines. And They are in late stages of ts1400 development. So Their Jet Engine team needs a new assignment. It seems They are not getting TFX engine deal Thus It is great idea to utilize this...
Being able to cast Second generation single crystal nickel super-alloys isn't something to shrug. And Iranian nickel super-alloys are good for power generation turbines which can stand up to 1400C. Single crystal nickel super-alloys which is used in military aviation have to exposed to much...
All the Big powers always do U turns, This what makes them stay in power. Brits advocated for Brexit by telling immigrants Turks are coming, After Voting, First Country They visit was Turkey and They gave more than anyone could have Imagine. Sarkoszy claimed He wont give Turks any investment and...
We might stop T129 production line after We are sure of T629. So It wont be problem Selling them second hand or lending them. Since we can buy number of spare engine for their part before then. I dont belive, We will still be producing T129 in 2022 If Pakistan's engine deal is done by then.
After reaching defense agreements with Turkey last November, the GNA quickly sought to shift the tide in the air campaign. The slowdown in fighting around January’s Berlin conference gave the two military partners a window to establish an air defense bubble around the capital, deploying multiple...
Kale would be better candidate, If They were the financial juggernaut with the money/resources to invest into R&D for turbojet/turbofan engine. They invested 20m$ and They got 20m$ for the engine they developed. This strained their financial capability hard. Investing 1-2b$ over a decade or 2 is...
Flir (The Company)'s reveune is about similar to Aselsan's Revenue. So A smaller Company can't invest into this bussines alone. Aselsan is slowly turning into Siemens or Mitsubishi. They are gonna be in military industry, medical industry and heavy industries. Without such Strategic company...
Problem was always about Infrared sensor, daylight sensor was always fine, it is probably Commercial Sony sensor like Everybody else. ASELSAN recently developed higher resolution infrared sensor. Thus Aselflir 400 and Cats+/ Dass.
@what I remember interview with the team which was managing Rasat, I might remember this incorrectly But I distinctly remember 2 thing from it. They were dumping files to their web page So anybody can use it. And Secondly, They were trying work with Fire departments just like you said. I guess...
I couldn't find which materials are gonna be used in these Semi conductors. Are They gonna opt for other materials other than Silicone? In any case this is great news, especially considering They are also targeting home appliances and Automotive sectors along side Defense Industry. This will...
Which means they haven't started designing yet, So We wont be seeing it prototype at least a couple years and It wont be ready for at least 5-6 years. which is late. They should have start to design this along side with the heli