ASELSAN ile TUSAŞ arasında uçak modernizasyonuna yönelik 671.451.904 TL ve 35.278.330 ABD Doları tutarında bir sözleşme imzalandı.
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First agreement between Aselsan and Tusas signed for upgrade the block 30 Vipers to Ozgur(freedom) signed. It will be possible to upgrade Block 40 and 50 Vipers to.
This means MURAD radar is al tested and qualified for the F16. So in no time Akinci will the radar to.
The serial production preparation phase for Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan Blok-1s is about to be completed. Deliveries of the missiles will begin next year.
From Control surfaces and all critical avionics, to threat countermeasure systems (EHPOD/EDPOD etc), and GaN based active electronically scanned array radar to Gökdoğan Bozdoğan A-A missiles; every sub-system in the cycle of flight and navigation, detection and classification, data link and radio communication, engagement and countermeasure are becoming nationalized.
Although some basic characteristics are predictable, the fact that the main parameters of the systems will be only in the Turkish air force is the most important aspect that makes this project as a whole of great strategic importance.
An another important detail is that SSB has a holistic approach in this regard, as in many other projects. For example, the operational success of tactical-level armed drones such as the TB-2 was the development of the system as part of a doctrine.
Although the ÖZGÜR project seems to be an avionic modernization plan that will ensure the full nationalization of the F-16 Block-30s, it is actually a part of a whole, therefore a part of doctrine, together with other systems that will be activated as an extension or continuation of this project.
