What?
Altay is not even in production, Turkey can't even export its helicopters due to US engines, as for UAVs, Israel already provides every possible UAV for Azerbaijan with local production, and Turkish jets are only in mockup stage.
Leonardo has secured a launch order for six examples of the M-346FA
I believe the launch customer is Azerbaijan, more specifically Border Patrol, as they have been looking towards increasing their capabilities through use of light aviation...
I can only guess as I don't know the fuel capacity or the efficiency of the engine, but if I had to guess, since the missile needs to more than quadruple its speed, it will most likely have to sacrifice more than 50kms of range.
its basic physics, missile will need to burn more fuel to reach its cruising speed, launching from a platform that only flies at speeds of around 200 km/h will require burning more fuel than launching from a platform that can fly at or near supersonic speeds. An F-16 will also need to launch SOM...
What? US has THAAD and Patriots up for sale. France, Italy and Turkey are already working on a deal to co-produce SAMP/T, the only thing US refuses to do is tech transfer, which I don't really blame them for.
its called having personal opinions, I personally would not support my country handing one of the biggest military export contracts to a nation it almost went to war with only a year or 2 ago.
but hey, NATO bad right
Lol disappointing because I don't agree with everything Turkey does? I...
Lets compare what NATO has done for Turkey vs what Turkey has done for itself
NATO deployed a significant force with some of the latest SAMs, Germany for example deployed nearly half of its Patriots, potentially leaving itself exposed.
Now lets see what Turkey has done, oh yes, Turkey handed a...
Actually you are twisting facts
here is why Germany withdrew its Patriots, which weren't meant to be there permanently
"Germany provided two of the five NATO batteries and around 250 personnel for the three-year mission, which was scheduled to end in January 2016 according to the German...
Rest in Peace Rashad Atakishiyev, an experienced pilot that has served in the Air Force for more than 20 years, his MiG-29 lost contact during routine night training flight over the Caspian Sea, his aircraft has been found but search continues for his body. Very sad day for the Air Force.
its not even that, its the cost, these are MRAPs from Iraq and Afghanistan which are not used anymore by US Army, hence the cheap price tag of 2000 MRAPs for 120 mil