Actually, No it isn't better than nothing because you can't solve those problems without fully understanding how that engine works. And you can't understand how that engine works if you didn't designed the engine in the first place. Every design decisions is made for for reason which is forget...
On the contrary, Only sustainable solution is ground up engine development. No developed county sustain its military projects by using reverse engineered engines. Only Iran and China is using reverse engineered engines but Both Country's engine projects are known to have many problems. So they...
I am very surprised that a team at Erciyes University is this good. Prof. Dervis Karaboga has 20k+ citation which is better than pretty much any "successful professor" in Turkey.
https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=aC77_cUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Turkish fighter jet is in development, 1.4b$ is already allocated to TAI (1.3b$) and BAE. Local f16 Aesa radar will be ready next year, TFX's radar shouldn't take long after that. There are many other avionics which we have know how and expertise to build. And most importantly, TAEC (RR and KALE...
Guys, I thought we clarified the reason why the first Tümosan deal didn't work. The SSM contact was forcing Tümosan to find foreign assistance. After relations with EU go down the Hill, that wasn't possible unless we wanna pay very generously.
I know we have the know how and expertise...
@Sinan last year, i was doing my military service thus I didn't had chance to see, So I'm happy to see these reposts. Even though I read the forums etc after my service ended but of course I missed a lot of news. And NOBODY can't follow every detail, reposts does help a lot of people but that...
18 months is study period which means it should be start from concept design and end with critical design phases. But this might not include critical design phase since 18 months is too short. So We also should do prototyping and testing phases after this.
@Vord you should read carefully, 18 months is STUDY period for design and development. Thus, Design is gonna start after 18 months study, hopefully in 2020. But we can guess it would take at least a couple year for SSM to award the contract for development program.
@OguzSenturk As far as I understand, This deal isn't about design or production of SAM system, This is contract for a study into the development and production of a long-range air and missile defence system...
That is great example of successful propaganda in one hand, on the other hand it is how to successfully victimize yourselves.
Quick history lesson;
- In the surveys conducted in 1940-1950s, Soviet Union seen as main force to end Nazi Germany (over 70% was thinking this way) and US is seen as...
To be honest, I had my doubt if We can get Hisar in 2019. But it looks like they are satisfied with the tests. And That is great news. But I wish we had more info about missile, radar and it's capacities. And I really hope they make more test in the mean time. Imo, Best way to improve missile is...
I don't know any military equipment that R&D process would be longer than 15-20 years. Tfx project suppose to complete in 2029 but with local engine development project it is likely that it will delay. So We are already planning really long term.
What are we preparing for? Battle in half way around the World in the 10 years? We should focus on more immediate vicinity first. That money should spend on somewhere more appropriate.