The Navalized Hürjet is not a speculation, but a preliminary design study that has been confirmed by official sources. Question 1: Why is there an idea to develop a training jet for the navy? The most common argument is that this aircraft will be armed and turned into a light-armed navy aircraft to use in TCG Anadolu, but I think the scope of the work here is much broader than that. First and foremost, learning how to navalize a jet and use it on a naval platform.
The other thing is KE, this is being developed as a interceptor jet drone rather than a loyalwing. In other words, it is a high-speed jet, and there are very different and challenging parameters from propeller-driven tactical drones such as the TB-3, from the approach speed of this aircraft to the preparations on the runway. So question 2: Why is Navalized KE or even twin-engine combat jet drones(Ke-2), which have a much higher total take-off weight, currently one of the leading programs of the Turkish defense industry, despite the fact that the existing infrastructure of TCG Anadolu has very challenging limits in terms of sortie capacity of jet-powered aircraft?
Finally, the Anka-3 and the not yet declassified Anka-4. Drone platforms that will be used as bomber penetrators with high stealth characteristics in flyingwing form and perhaps as tanker drones in the future. It is speculated that these systems will develop as navalized. Another anecdote is that there are also targets for the navalized variant within the MMU program.
When we put these examples together, it is clear that there is an attempt to build up a backlog for the next 10 years. In this regard, TCG Anadolu will create a transition and learning process. Even with its limited sortie capacity, we will learn to operate a combined force structure and task groups. In this regard, both armed force sources and political will have repeatedly declared their intentions. We cannot reach that point in an instant. Because the area we are now transitioning to in defense policies is opening up towards technical capabilities and operational capabilities that you cannot buy even with your money. We can only reach these steps by learning and producing them ourselves.
Maybe it will never be a supercarrier, but I see that there is an intention to follow a path similar to the French' past or South Korea's roadmap, and there are many concrete situations that support this. The necessity of such a platform and whether the Turkish economy can carry such an additional burden within the timeframe set are separate discussions. What I want to say is that there is such a will and the infrastructure is being created.
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