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Not until we, fundamentally, build a mentality of 'delayed gratification.' Once our people (especially leaders) embrace the pain of working hard today for the sake of a better future. This looks like a state and public spending their money on education, skill development, building capacity in...

tbh, at some point, I feel like the Turks might be trolling to get a reaction out of the haters.

You're slacking on the aircraft carrier.

Keep in mind that the way the West typically tracks procurement programs is by accounting for upfront and lifecycle costs. So, yeah, the lifecycle cost of upgrading the F-22P could be around $150M. However, the upfront will not be as high. There are other factors too, e.g., the fall in the value...

It'll cost much less than that per ship. Probably around $75-100 M per ship at most.

@SQ8 @JamD it has that Jaguar-esque look to it. Nice.

It's also abused and misapplied. The actual diya is based on the victim's value in gold. Historically, it's been high enough to require the perpetrator, their immediate family, extended family, and sometimes even the tribe to pay up. And this is on top of whatever punishment the state decides to...

It's not a rumour in as much analysis. Those observing Baykar believe it's gradually moving towards a manned fighter program, but as @JamD said, Baykar and Turkish Aerospace/TA are ultimately competitors. TUSAS Engine Industries, Aselsan and Havelsan might be willing horizontal partners as...

I think Baykar is quietly designing a manned fighter. They're definitely building the design, development, and production groundwork to handle bigger jets (e.g., the Kizilelma-C will apparently use twin AI-322s). But if TR Motor engine comes online, there's a big opportunity to produce an...

tbh it's a fancy way of masking the real reason...not wanting to spend money in that area. Sometimes, the rationale for doing so is valid, i.e., to spend in other areas that need it more now. Other times, I suspect it's a mask to justify wasteful spending, like the buildings for AZM, VVIP jets...

The PAF royally bungled its NGFA plans by basically not taking them seriously. AHQ never took Turkey's TFX invite seriously (and heck, I'd bet they didn't take the TFX itself seriously until now). And AHQ threw the AZM bone to some internal group to humour them. We also have a camp that's of...

...and going that whole route instead of joining the TFX/MMU earlier on as an initial buyer and co-production partner. Sure, we don't have the technology base, but we could've helped with engineering services (which TAI is now leveraging directly). When the TFX/MMU was on the drawing board, we...

Likely to keep the price as low as possible. Integrating a different SAM and VLS system would've added to the NRE of the project and, besides cost, could also risk delays. The PN likely went with the most straightforward package to save money and time. However, once more corvettes and frigates...

Yes, but his grandfather (and the establishment of that time) were responsible for deeply ruining the Pakistani economy by torpedoing our private sector in the 1970s, enforcing ethnic quotas in the bureaucracy, and God knows what more to keep us structurally weak. If not for his kin, Pakistan...

The FM's statements are probably for internal consumption in Pakistan. We talk a big game, especially to our local audiences, but are no-shows outside. However, as long as we say enough to keep the "5G warfare" narrative going and fill our annual cheesy poetry competition in the ISPR, we're good.

Expatriate Pakistanis should buy this embassy building. That way, we can set up a pretend Pakistani mission and get a fictional sense of how a professionally run, self-respecting country would look like. Who knows, maybe the fake Pakistani embassy will get more traction than the real one.

Did KAI ever reveal why there's a slight upward slant connecting the front and mid fuselages? It'd be interesting to learn what went into the design process and why they went this route (instead of a 'flat' fuselage). @SQ8 @JamD @dBSPL @Indos

Congrats. I remember how an indigenous turbofan was one of Turkiye's visionary aspirations. It was an intangible idea that 'could' happen, but now seeing it gradually materialize is truly something else. I hope Turkiye takes this home all the way.

@SQ8 Turkish firm providing data-link stack for ROK's KF-21.

I'm genuinely surprised they're going for a twin-engine tilt-rotor. I imagine the operating costs are manageable, but the Boeing-Sikorsky offering seemed to have set up the basis for an attack helicopter built on common core inputs. It'll be interesting to see how this impacts FARA. That said...