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Aselsan/Roketsan??? Use as an excuse to( for example); 1.Stop selling engines for T129? 2. not sell F35B to Turkey etc

There was talk of repercussions for any company that co-operated with CPMIEC. ie Partnerships with related Turkish companies would cease and future partnership work would be jeopardized because CPMIEC is a US sanctioned company.

Using the Chinese FD2000 as a "stand alone system" will solve the problem with NATO; but what is the probability that Turkey and Turkish companies may be sanctioned by the US for dealing with the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation(CPMIEC)?

I think Turkey is acquiring an LHD for prestige and geo-political gain and not specifically for "force projection" alone. During the Libya crisis, Turkey gained great prestige for its ability to evacuate many thousands of its citizens (and some foreign nationals too) in such an efficient way...

Juan Carlos 231m long Previous trials were on USS Wasp (LHD 1) - 257 m long At Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) - F35B needs about 167m for a rolling take off ( I hope this is enough :-)) - With ski jump F35B needs only 136m

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that the ski jump for the "Turkish" juan carlos' was not wanted......a very sad decision if true :(

Turbo Prop - maybe?

? The F-35 is a single-engine, fifth-generation multirole fighter.

Sorry for the confusion. I think the "MIZRAK" part, has more to do with its launching pad or system. Rocketsan is looking to produce versions of the Umtas missile that can be integrated to various platforms such as helicopter platforms, light armored vehicle, close air support aircraft, UAV...

MIZRAK-O is a Medium Range AntiTank Missile system with 4 km range ("O" stands for "Orta" = "medium" range) MIZRAK-U is a Long Range Antitank Missile system with 8 km range ( "U" stands for "Uzun" = "long" range) Hisar-A is a Low Altitude Air Defense Missile System ("A" stands for "Alçak" =...

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Maybe Turkey is showing her displeasure of the US congress because it stopped the transfer of missile frigates to Turkey. They supposedly didn't trust Turkey - How can the US trust Turkey enough to sell her advanced fighter planes, like the F-35, but not to transfer second-hand frigates? I...