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I'm no mariner but it doesn't look like it's a feature most customers want. And it looks like those EO you posted are just re-purposed general purpose EO units, which means they're doing it that way to save money, not because it's a feature customers want. Also the competition:

But it is slewed. Aselsan says: "SMASH incorporates a seperately stabilized electroptical suit which can move in elevation and azimuth axes relative to gun. This ensures effective firing at long distances by enabling line-of-sight stay on the target at all times, even during the firing where...

It's one thing to ask your citizens for money during a war, quite another to do it during peace time.

Holy crap, I thought this was a joke :cheesy: Greek government plans crowdfunding for new warships

Definitely not Ada class (superstructure is different). Doesn't look like Istanbul class either but maybe they changed the design?

Quick translation: the guy spoke to numerous people familiar with the Pakistani T129 program and not only is there no delay but the program is moving ahead fast. Also, high 5 :cheers: lol

They're afraid it will "expose sensitive details" about the F-35...the details of which China has already stolen and used to make jets. Both China and Russia are known to have already, and for a long time, penetrated US aerospace companies, so they already have those details. So this is...

The way AESA radars track targets is (mostly) by switching the beam from target to target very quickly. So most likely they would separate this test into 2 parts: test the radar itself by tracking a few real targets in a high clutter environment, then test the rest of the system by feeding...

This smells fishy. It's strange that a Turkish official would tell a Russian """news""" agency something before telling anyone in the Turkish media.

The range is apparently the about the same as the Exocet MM40 Block 2 they currently use, so it's still an achievement for them. Btw Kale 3500 is already ready so this is not an issue.

Brazil just did their first test of their national anti-ship missile: https://www.naval.com.br/blog/2018/11/29/primeiro-lancamento-do-missil-antinavio-mansup/ For comparison, it's the same weight and speed as Atmaca, but its range is 70km compared with Atmaca's 250km.

6, which will form a mixed squadron of 12 with other light attack choppers the PAF has.

Let's hope it isn't sabotaged by corrupt politicians:

https://syrianobserver.com/EN/news/47016/uae-saudi-arabia-dispatch-troops-to-syria.html The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia allegedly dispatched troops to Syria’s northeast, which is occupied by the PKK/YPG terror group. The soldiers are purportedly stationed with the US-led...