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If they're flying high enough, technically yes. But it's not wise to place such a strategic system so close to the enemy fire. Placing the S-400 in Izmir would likely be a tactical mistake at this time since it'd be vulnerable to Greek anti-radiation missiles and special forces. Once we have...

Current location of the Turkish S-400 is Murted (Akinci) AFB near Ankara. So once Turkey activates the system, its radar coverage will look like this:

I'm afraid this is a misleading picture of S-400 "radar coverage" bro. In the real world, that's not how things work. It all depends on location of the radar, terrain elevation/features and the size and altitude of the target. So in reality, it looks more like this:

Wow. The VIP version of the Mi-28 looks truly breathtaking. It says first of the serial production. How many are there on order?

Fantastically detailed review of the Cobra. Thanks for sharing @Saithan

Israel's power over the US is way beyond simply having a strong Jewish "lobby". They are all rich and powerful US citizens. They control the Fed and US banks, the NYSE, the Pentagon, the Congress (both the house and the senate), Supreme Court, all the mainstream newspapers, TV channels and media...

Why are we talking about Iranian air defense in the Turkish defense section?

@Faith_of_the_Fallen Agreed. The fact of the matter is that no weapon system is 100% reliable. Russian propaganda is just as bad as its American counterpart. But at least Vlad's weapons are cheaper and come with less political strings attached. I will never forgive the US for ousting us from...

USA made AAs have been extensively hyped up, aggressively marketed (including by Hollywood) and sold as protection payments mainly to Middle Eastern dictatorships (e.g. Saudi Arabia, UAE. etc.) We all remember how poorly the Patriots performed in the Gulf War. Only 15-20% success rate...

We need at least 1 more dedicated military shipyard. Preferably somewhere in the south.

I totally agree with you bro, that Turkey has many enemies and need more ships to protect its interests. But I doubt we'll have VLS installed on the Ada-class, which are specialized corvette submarine hunters. I-class, as a light frigate, will have VLS, which is wonderful. And then we'll have...

Milgem can hunt ships at stand-off ranges (HARPOON, ATMACA), submarines at regular ranges (MK46) and aircraft at close range (RAM). It can carry a multi-mission helicopter and also perform electronic warfare/SIGINT. It has stealth geometry and can survive very rough seas (sea state 5). Given the...

Thanks. I read your link. Sounds like they did develop it overall but borrowed some of the engine's components from previous designs used in US government-sponsored programs. SpaceX developed different versions of the Merlin engine over the last few years, going from A to D with increasing...

Cool. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for all the info guys.

What exactly does that last machine with the big blue, red and black gimbals do? It looks like the guidance section of a SOM missile at the center.

By "thicker hull", do you mean they wanted a wider bodied aircraft in order to have more internal volume?

Before we can do a manned flight, or even launch heavier satellites, we need to research and develop our own turbopump technology. This is the most critical part of a liquid-fueled rocket. In fact, about 50% of the cost of a rocket engine is the turbopump alone. It allows the fuel (for example...

However there are other considerations, such as weight, balance and ammo management, and structural changes to the body of the vessels in order to accommodate new weapons and their sensors. Not to mention new operator consoles inside the cabin. It's much harder to do than photoshoping them on...

AFAIK both A and O have identical IIR seekers, with the only difference being booster size for range. Are they developing a new version with RF? Will the missile have an active radar seeker or will it be guided from ground radar via data link?

Fellas. I think you're taking the silhouette on the infographic a bit too literally. It's just an introductory marketing document, not an engineering schematic. Despite what the infographic shows, Siper will almost certainly be a vertically-launched missile similar to Hisar and S-400...