Power of the Turkish Armed Forces ( Weapons - News and Updates )

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TF-X ( MMU ) maiden flight at the end of 2023


According to TEMEL KOTIL ( President & CEO at Turkish Aerospace ) TFX will make its maiden flight at the end of 2023

The first flight was previously scheduled for 2025


Turkiye chose to use F110-GE-129 in MMU prototypes and perhaps the first 1-2 squadrons MMU Blok 1 to be delivered to the TURAF as 2028-2030

because that Engine is used in the F-16s in our inventory.

Length
J-20 : 21.2 m
MMU : 21 m
SU-57 : 20.1 m
F-22 : 18.9 m
KF-21 : 16.9 m
F-35 : 15.7 m

What a beast

TF-X ( MMU ) air superiority Fighter Jet but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities to match with Rafale , Eurofighter , F-16V , F-15 , SU-35 in the region

 

[Abid123]

You have jealousy and inferiority complex with your countries which develops nothing

MODS LeGenD
here the best exemple how they provoke me and insulting
even I did not say anyhing to Abid123

Its my thread , I just sharing Turkish military projects and news
They are coming and attacking me , then they are playing victim role

@Foinikas Now I am the one with inferiority complex

 

[Foinikas]

@Foinikas Now I am the one with inferiority complex

Screenshot! He posts stuff and contradicts himself,he often writes wrong or exaggerated stats and information...and when others criticize that,he gets angry.

Akritas found another fake stat in his post yesterday.

 

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TAI desires to manufacture F-16 block 70 Fighter Jets


TAI aspires to the production of 40 F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jets that Turkiye wants to supply from the USA.

TAI will produce F-16 Block 70s in Ankara, if allowed

Since the 1980s, TAI has produced more than 300 F-16s under license


TAI contacted Lockheed Martin to carry out the final assembly and modernization of the aircraft at TAI facilities, and a delegation from Lockheed Martin surveyed the TAI facilities.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1613481494210834432

 

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First T-70 Helicopter delivered to the Turkish Air Force


86 Sikorsky T-70 Helicopters for the Turkish Armed Forces between 2022-2026

Turkish Army : 36
Gendarmerie : 33
Special Forces : 11
Airforce : 6

T70 General Purpose Helicopter, with production models under license in Turkiye

 

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Turkiye exploring massive UK arms deal involving Planes,Ships and Tank Engines over $10 billion​

• 2 squadron of Eurofighter Jets
• C-130J cargo Planes
• 3 Type-23 Frigates
• Engines for M-60 Tanks


Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter Jets, Transport Planes, Frigates and Tank Engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

The sources said that during their meeting Akar and Wallace explored the possibility of Turkiye purchasing Eurofighter Jets, C-130J transport planes and Type 23 Frigates, as well as Engines for Turkey’s M60 battle Tanks.

The estimated value of such a deal is well over $10 billion, according to the sources.


Eurofighter

C-130J

Type-23 Frigates

Turkey exploring massive UK arms deal involving planes, ships and tank engines

Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter jets, transport planes, frigates and tank engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

www.middleeasteye.net

 

[dani191]

Turkiye exploring massive UK arms deal involving Planes,Ships and Tank Engines over $10 billion​

Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter Jets, Transport Planes, Frigates and Tank Engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

The sources said that during their meeting Akar and Wallace explored the possibility of Turkiye purchasing Eurofighter Jets, C-130J transport planes and Type 23 Frigates, as well as Engines for Turkey’s M60 battle Tanks.

The estimated value of such a deal is well over $10 billion, according to the sources.


Eurofighter
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C-130J
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Type-23 Frigates

Turkey exploring massive UK arms deal involving planes, ships and tank engines

Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter jets, transport planes, frigates and tank engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

www.middleeasteye.net

why do you need al this ? you can prosuce alone

 

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why do you need al this ? you can prosuce alone

France-Greece-Egypt presence in the Eastern Mediterranean pushes Turkiye to take urgent measures


TCG ANADOLU Amphibious Assault Ship enter service in 2023
but there seems to be more time for the TF-2000 Air Warfare Destroyer…

3 Type-23 Frigates which can be upgraded to escort TCG ANADOLU
stop-gap solution until 3 TF-2000 Destroyers around 2033

48 Eurofighters with METEOR air to air missiles can be good stop-gap solution until the TFX squadrons around 2033

 

[Ali_Baba]

Turkiye exploring massive UK arms deal involving Planes,Ships and Tank Engines over $10 billion​

• 2 squadron of Eurofighter Jets
• C-130J cargo Planes
• 3 Type-23 Frigates
• Engines for M-60 Tanks


Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter Jets, Transport Planes, Frigates and Tank Engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

The sources said that during their meeting Akar and Wallace explored the possibility of Turkiye purchasing Eurofighter Jets, C-130J transport planes and Type 23 Frigates, as well as Engines for Turkey’s M60 battle Tanks.

The estimated value of such a deal is well over $10 billion, according to the sources.


Eurofighter
View attachment 912165

C-130J
View attachment 912166


Type-23 Frigates

Turkey exploring massive UK arms deal involving planes, ships and tank engines

Multibillion-dollar deal for Eurofighter jets, transport planes, frigates and tank engines is being discussed as Turkey faces procurement hurdles in the US

www.middleeasteye.net

The Type-23 Frigates make no sense - as they are OLD and well past their service lives already. Given Turkey can make these types of ships for itself - the decision to purchase the Type-23 Frigates makes no sense - these things have very limited shelf life left. I therefore think this report is false/odd.

Also - Trance 1 Eurofighters wont support Meteors - so any Typhoons will be new build and with talks of F16 Block 70's with the AIM-120D's, it is difficult to see if this report is true - or a vain attempt to tell the americans "we have options etc".

 

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The Type-23 Frigates make no sense - as they are OLD and well past their service lives already. Given Turkey can make these types of ships for itself - the decision to purchase the Type-23 Frigates makes no sense - these things have very limited shelf life left. I therefore think this report is false/odd.

To use 8-10 years for Stop-gap solution

TCG ANADOLU Amphibious Assault Ship enter service in 2023
but there seems to be more time for the TF-2000 Air Warfare Destroyer…

3 Type-23 Frigates which can be upgraded to escort TCG ANADOLU
stop-gap solution until 3 TF-2000 Destroyers around 2033

3 Type-23 Frigates to be modernized in 18 months
( by 2025 , 3 Type-23 Frigates could be ready )

133 m
4.900 tons
Range of 7.500 nm ( 14.000 km )

Type-23 has 2 x more range and endurance than ISTIF Frigate

-- ADVENT Combat Management System
-- MKE 76 mm naval Gun
-- GOKDENIZ 35 mm CIWS

Artisan 3D Radar is modern
2087 Sonar is excellent

Type 997 Artisan Radar​

Artisan is capable of tracking targets the size of tennis balls travelling at mach 3 with unrivalled detection performance and world beating electronic protection measures against even the most complex jammers

Range of 200 km .. capable of tracking more than 900 targets at once

İf The UK allow Turkiye to use HISAR-RF and SIPER Air Defense Missiles

32 cells GWS-35 VLS

16 HISAR-RF
16 SIPER

100-150 km SIPER block1/2 missile can play big role for advanced air defence

3 modernized Type-23 Frigates could be ready in 2025 for $250 million

that will be enough to protect TCG ANADOLU light Aircraft Carrier between 2025 and 2033

 

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Also - Trance 1 Eurofighters wont support Meteors - so any Typhoons will be new build and with talks of F16 Block 70's with the AIM-120D's, it is difficult to see if this report is true - or a vain attempt to tell the americans "we have options etc".

Turkiye wants 2 squadrons of Eurofighters
The UK and Turkiye to modernize Trance 1 to Trance 3 standard to carry METEOR air to air missile

The UK and Turkiye have this capability to do it


2 squadrons of Eurofighters with METEOR air to air missiles can be good stop-gap solution until the TFX squadrons around 2033

 

[dani191]

Turkiye wants 2 squadrons of Eurofighters
The UK and Turkiye to modernize Trance 1 to Trance 3 standard to carry METEOR air to air missile

The UK and Turkiye have this capability to do it


2 squadrons of Eurofighters with METEOR air to air missiles can be good stop-gap solution until the TFX squadrons around 2033

what about 400 km air to air missile like china

 

[Ali_Baba]

Turkiye wants 2 squadrons of Eurofighters
The UK and Turkiye to modernize Trance 1 to Trance 3 standard to carry METEOR air to air missile

The UK and Turkiye have this capability to do it


2 squadrons of Eurofighters with METEOR air to air missiles can be good stop-gap solution until the TFX squadrons around 2033

The RAF - the operator of the Tranche 1 Eurofighters dismissed upgrading the Tranche 1 to Tranche 3 as being economically unfeasible/not wise. So - if the RAF - which has all the infrastructure to support and maintain the Tranche 1's has decided it makes no sense to do anything with the Tranche 1's except run down their remaining flying hours doing QRA and Red Air Aggressor training - and then they decided to kill them(personally i dont understand RAF/UK MOD decision making sometimes - but who does..). Then what is "logic" that the Turkish Airforce is using to induct a new type, and then say they want to spend that kind of money on upgrading them from Tranche 1 to Tranche 3 versus making the same decision as the RAF originally did - which is leave them as they are ?

The proposal makes no sense - it will cost as much to do the upgrade as to buy new and the Tranche 1 have structural issues that cap their capabilities for further upgrades.

Please do some research on the history of the Tranche 1 Typhoons in RAF service first ...

 

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The RAF - the operator of the Tranche 1 Eurofighters dismissed upgrading the Tranche 1 to Tranche 3 as being economically unfeasible/not wise. So - if the RAF - which has all the infrastructure to support and maintain the Tranche 1's has decided it makes no sense to do anything with the Tranche 1's except run down their remaining flying hours doing QRA and Red Air Aggressor training. Then what is "logic" that the Turkish Airforce is using to induct a new type, and then say they want to spend that kind of money on upgrading them from Tranche 1 to Tranche 3 versus making the same decision as the RAF originally did - which is leave them as they are ?

RAF has more 100 Eurofighter tranche 3 and new F35s

They dont need to spend money to upgrade tranche 1 to tranche 3

Turkiye needs urgently Fighter Jets and we can buy only from the UK


If we buys new Eurofighters , then delivery will be in 2030
but we can buy and modernize 24 Eurofighters tranche 1 to be ready in 2025

 

[Foinikas]

Turkiye needs urgently Fighter Jets and we can buy only from the UK

Why do you need "urgently" fighter jets? You've been boasting that "nobody can defeat regional superpower Turkiye".
Contradicting yourself again.