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I mean it's not that bad. Of course, it is not good as Hobart Class destroyer or Hunter-class frigate, but this seems like a decent deal for those can't afford more expensive ships. Though, I believe even Asian countries already offer pretty competitve packages (Type 054A frigate from China...

Yes, KF 21 has better T/W ratio than Rafale, but the maximum take-off weight isn't significantly different between two (25,400kg vs. 24,500kg). Rafale has better ferry range and probably bette combat radius as well, theorically.

Payload (7,700kg) sucks...slightly better than F-16V, but significantly worse than Rafale F4 (9,000kg). Then again, KF-21 is heavier than Rafale and carries more internal fuel.

You guessed it right. It is reported that Indonesia wants Korea to invest that $5 billion into Indonesia's agricultural sector (probably through Indonesia's Soverign Wealth Fund).

Yes, the Korean government is funding the project alone at the moment as the Jokowi administration has failed to fulfill Indonesia's financial obligation towards the program for years and Indonesia is currently in arrears. In 2013, the project has never been "stopped" and was only reviewed by...

Link for the roll-out ceremony of KF-X & IF-X prototype. It starts at 2:30 pm in local time.

Link for the roll-out ceremony of KF-X & IF-X prototype. It starts at 2:30 pm in local time.

Still no comment on financial commitment from Indonesia which seems to participate in the program without paying the promised contributed and let the Korean government to burden the development cost alone. A smart move by Indonesia for now. However again, as I said, there will be a time when...

I doubt it. The Korean government only denied the rumor about Indonesia of wanting to halve the contribution towards the KF-X / IF-X program, but not the loan. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210405005100325 It is plausible that Indonesia demanded Korea to invest $5 billion into Indonesia's...

It is reported that Indonesia requested a loan of $5 billion in USD from South Korea as a condition for Indonesia to return back to the KF-X/IF-X program when Indonesia has overdue payments towards the KF-X/IF-X program.

You mean "Turks are not milked by the US, France, UK and other Western countries? I mean in this highly globalized world, no one is getting "milked" by other countries. Everyone works as partners and uses their own strength to contribute each other. Frankly it is childish and wrong to think...

Super Hornet is great (and it would be even better if you could mix up their fleet with a few growlers) and Rafale is a good option too. India should come to their sense and the 5th gen isn't everything and they have to figure out what are the realistic options for their navy.

Could you provide a link for your post that explains your views on BVR combat between JF-17 and Rafale? I thought it was a pretty clean-cut winning scenario for Rafale, but I am interested in your thoughts and reasoning behind of your speculation.

It seems like Turkey is concerned with their weapon exports being constrained by endless arms embargo by American & Western European countries so the country decides not to employ a Safran engine. Even if Turkey buys the French engine now, it takes at least 3 years to properly integrate the...

No, you need an approval from the US government which has a final say on those matters. This is not my 'logic', but a 'fact' that apparently you are not familar with. Neither LHTEC CTS800-400A nor GE F404 has been approved by the US government. I would be appreicated if you could provide any...

Again, no news from the Philippines other than re-confirming what people already know - the US is still refusing to issue an export license to Turkey over LHTEC CTS800-400A turboshaft engine and Turkey is currently seeking help from Italy which has IP over the original AW 129 helicopter to...

The Italian tank. Ariete, also employs a ZF transmission by Germany. If Turkey had been serious with their tank project, Turkey would have gave Germany what the country wanted and imported a powerpack from her. This is a major blunder by Turkish officials. They had no practical alternative...

"In order to bypass German export license restrictions, the South Korean companies will “de-Germanize” some German components in the power pack, sources familiar with the Altay program have said." Unreliable Korean powerpack gets even more unreliable. Transmission by S&T dyanmics was not...

I reckon EJ200-powered Hurjet was (and probably still is) a backup plan. I am pretty sure Turks (especially actual engineers) prefer GE F404 as the engine is proven with several single engine aircrafts and also it is much better for logistics & maintenance to use an engine from the same engine...

It seems like they are trying to reinvent the wheel with Hurjet. There are already a few advanced trainers or fighter jets with F404. In fact, Boeing T-7A is already in production with the company saying that they will offer different variants including an attacker. Australia and others will...