Most of the Turkish military project can only materialise with assist of US or Europe assist. There is nothing much to be proud of. In times of crisis, Turkey can find itself in trouble or under the control of West.
By showing a simple JADM, just show how limited Turkish military is in terms of 100% indigenous.
We make a more complex 100% made in China product like 7000tons destroyer without any other imported or license parts. From the AESA radar to main gun and universal launcher missile.
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1- If you want to talk about quality standards, You should tell me which level of maturation your installations are ranked in accordance with international standards like I have told instead of posting images or telling the national contribution levels because Images don't tell anything regarding quality. If you want, I can post thousands of images introducing numerous type of Turkish defense products. Additions, You should tell me Which Western defense product you have eliminated in a fair competition that politician decisions did not find any place on tender. What I am hearing is lots of malfunctions and failure stories against Western equivalents. Besides, The national contribution levels of defense products don't give any clue regarding quality. Making %100 Chinese or Turkish made product don't mean It is better than anything considered as foreign equivalent. You just drail the subject into other side to hide the actual issue on the table.
2- Not most of the Turkish military projects but only some of them. We have already underlined which projects those are and Which areas We have required know-how transfer. Those efforts are the common among the fast advancing states including S. Korea, Israel, Norway, Spain and including Japan and their strategic product developments. Nothing special for Turkish defense industry. Nothing to shame as well. There is too much things to be proud of the countries advancing like that instead of being a country which is called as low quality copy production line of the World and never trusted the quality on public minds.
3- Turkey doesn't have an ambitious to produce %100 and never claimed to be so Using such %100 cards to us don't make any sense. If you pay attention to big players, You will also see that Nobody produces own systems %100 in home because It is not cost effective. Additions, Producing tools %100 just serve to rise the development costs. What Turkey does is to be able to produce all critical and serious component and sub-components in home. The non-important things can easily be purchased abroad. This strategy leads all advanced states into bright futures. Although strategic product's developments are proceeding and Industry did not deliver any to Armed Forces, The National contribution level of our industry in Armed Forces war machines are around %60 Even If T-129 Atak, TF-2000 Destroyer, I class frigate, Altay MBT, Tulpar, Assault boats, Satellites and various type of missiles have not been delivered yet. As you see Along with Quality standards of our industry, There are too much things to be proud of !
4- If you try to say USA JDAM (correct abb.) to above image, It is not a JDAM but a capable cruise missile called SOM that Lockheed Martin selected to export as main cruise missile of F-35 JSF program for all costumers. I did not post it to tell How %100 indigenous Turkish industry is but How quality products Turkish industry is able to reveal which is being selected by an institute like Lockheed Martin for their biggest military program worth hundreds of billion dollar in total.
5- Let me clarify some point about the thing you called as "more complex destroyer" that you are being proud of.
Turkey's 7000t destroyer called TF-2000 !
-That's the destroyer program of a country you like underestimating the capabilities in forums. It is time to have a sharp eyes on What I am going to introduce about it now !
Combination of;
-Indigenous Combat Management System called Genesis Advent + Mast radar complex called AESA CAFRAD + Hisar Missile family
Some highlights
-Turkey has rare state who is able to produce own GaN based T/R modules for radar.
-Turkey is the rare state exporting own T/R modules to Thales Netherlands for international costumers.
-Turkey's radar and electronic warfare installation is one of the biggest one in all Europe.
CAFRAD AESA radar specifications
-X band search radar
-10000's T/R modules
-1000+ target following capability
-500km radius range and 90+ degree coverage for each sector
-Active electronically scanned array IFF antenne ( Mod 1-2-3-C-S-5 having a range around 450km)
-AESA electronic attack system on 360 degree coverage for hundreds of km range called Ares-2N
-Mast satellite communication
-Illumination radar for semi-active missile guidance on 360 degree sector
Genesis Advent Combat Management System
The Navy's new missiles for frigate+destroyer projects
Temren Missile (Mizrak-D) (30km) -2017
Atmaca main anti-ship Missile (250km range) - 2016
National Ship Launched Cruise Missile (Gezgin) (~1000km)
National SAM missiles (Hisar family)-(2017)
Akya integration (533mm heavy torpedo) (2017)
An image of Akya
Britain offered partnership to their frigate program but Turkish officials refused this partnership to achieve TF-2000 strategic destroyer program with relying on own infrastructure and engineers. If you pay attention to countries like Spain, Norway, S. Korea, They had chosen USA Aegis radar+CMS+Missile package to achieve their goals but Turkish industry does what they couldn't achieve for their projects. That's what we call as ambitious and self confidence to be proud of !
As you see There is too much things to be proud of but only If you have some idea about What Turkey does at present. Ignorance is the worst thing...
