Showing a mock-up is one thing, getting that thing to work and installing is another. Nine T-129's will be delivered, I hope the next batch will have CATS.
But since CATS is so light on the front they'll have to deal with balancing problems once again.
Looks of Arma > Pars
But Otokar is probably the best company regarding land vehicles, Tulpar IFV is also looking very good.
I think the production of Altay will be handed over to another company, think even BMC since the new guy is close to AKP *aka everyone is getting richer again*.
Anyhow...
Experience comes from ex-Baath military, disgrunted Sunni figures looking for power and simple Darwinism aka survival of the fittest. Most of the senior leadership got their experience fighting the Americans, and a lot of senior jihadists with experiences from Chechnya/Afghanistan/Pakistan...
ISIS is really good in feigning attacks and moving fighters quickly. They were close to overrunning Erbil untill the US stepped in, so they focused on a much weaker target. Capturing Ayn al Arab is relatively easy, they're boxed in now so I think it will be a siege.
Other regions are...
I think it's a lie, just to say look we didn't do anything (because of the hostages).
We don't like being open regarding military operations.
Turkey signed up for Obama’s “core coalition” against the Islamic State on Friday at the NATO summit — the only Muslim country in the group. But its...
I live in a green city, parks everywhere, trees everywhere. It's way way better than any city in Turkey.
If we're going to think ''tree huggers'' we won't achieve anything.