When 1000 Altay will be produced in 10 Years until 2015, this mean in the middle of 2017 the first batch of 250 Altay MBT could have entered in Service !
I read in the G&T Forum that Turkey will look for a russian Engine for T-129, if the US will impose Sanction because Turkey go for HQ-9 Long Range AD Missiles.
Spending in Defence can become more important in next Time, especially when the Threat of a Confrontation with Spain is emerging in the Issue of Oil Exploration ! Marocco need far more modern weapon Systems from reliable Supplier, Turkey is the best choice:sniper: !
Turkish Companies are ordered to devvelop an indigenous 1800 HP Engine for the second Altay Batch, nearly one week before Erdogan also discussed with his Japanese Counterpart the commom development of Tank Engines !
The main important Matter is not if Altay is 100% indigenous, Altay MBT is allready developed in Turkey ! This we can modify the Weapon System to our own Requirement and we must not Fear that Kill Switches make our Tanks useless in Case of War ! It makes no sense to spend 5 Million $ for a Leo-2...
Even european Countries and the us do not produce Weapons with 100% indigenous Resources, the FCS and 120 mm Gun from M1A2 Abrahams come from Germany !
Only the Chassis from Altay is based on K2, it is more stretched ! The Turret, FCS, Optical Sights and the Gun are developed in Turkey ! The Motor come from Germany.
We have different opinions regarding western Equipment, but in my opnion it would be good choice for Marocco to order Amur 1650 Submarines to counter the Threat from Spanish Navy !
I don't believe that any european Countrie have good intentions regarding us Muslims ! Don't be naive ! Turkey was facing the same Issues and as far I know in the nineties our F-16 were unable to reconize greek Fighters as enemys ! After some negotiations with the US they gave us some IFF...
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SIGMA and FREMM will come from european Countries, this mean that Software and IFF Codes are under their Control ! From that Point I have some doubts that a 500 million Fremm will be usefull to detter Spain from off-shore Oil Fields !
Turkish MILGEM Corvettes could be an...
I read somewere that first serial produced T-129 will enter in Service November 2013, but as far I know there is no serial Produced T-129 entered in Service ! Are there some Delays ?
MTCR does not forbid Countries indigenous R&D Efforts for SLV or Tomahawk like Cruise Missile, it only regulate or Transfer of such Technologies to other States. The west fear that Turkey can archieve independent Space based IS&R Cappabillities and prvide them to it's Allies. States in north...