Power of the Turkish Armed Forces ( Weapons - News and Updates )

[Foinikas]

Turkey modernized 163 F-16s to block 52 standard in just 4 years between 2011 and 2015
Turkey itself will modernize 80 F-16s to block70 standard

Well then stop asking the Americans for F-16Vs and upgrade them yourselves,if you can.

Your weak Countries could not beat the Turks in Syria , Azerbaijan , Libya and in the Eastern Mediterranean

The same tape playing again and again...

 

[MMM-E]

Well then stop asking the Americans for F-16Vs and upgrade them yourselves,if you can.

We can do it as like Turkey modernize 35 F-16 block30s with indigenous Systems ( USA gave source codes to Turkey for 35 F-16 block30s )


but USA should allow Turkey to modernize 80 F-16s with source codes ... ( without source codes Turkey can not integrate indigenous systems ... then to use only American systems )

The same tape playing again and again...

its reality , even hurts someone

 

[Foinikas]

its reality , even hurts someone

You just say it again and again to believe it.

 

[MMM-E]

The liquid fuel RAMJET project has reached its conclusion. in 2022




According to Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank. the first Ramjet prototype for the GOKHAN air to air Missile will be available in 2022

https://www.turdef.com/Article/ramjet-gokhan-prototype-will-be-available-soon/840


-- BOZDOGAN WVR air to air Missile
-- GOKDOGAN BVR air to air Missile
-- GOKHAN Ramjet powered long range air to air Missile ..... ( similar to METEOR )



Ramjet powered long range air to air Missile GOKHAN and MIUS unmanned stealth Fighter Jet will be game changer in the region

 

[MMM-E]

The production of MMU's parts will be completed by the end of 2022. Parts production has started now




TUSAŞ General Manager Temel Kotil announced that they have produced the first part of the National Combat Aircraft

Roll out : 18 march 2023
First flight : 18 march 2025
First delivery : 18 march 2028

https://twitter.com/x/status/1456152252301910019

 

[MMM-E]

ARAT Project to power Cruise Missiles



Today,a cooperation protocol was signed between the Presidency of Defense Industry and KALE-Arge

In this context, a turbojet engine called ARAT ( fish of death in Turkish mythology) will be developed which is more efficient than the KTJ-3200 turbojet Engine with less fuel consumption and higher thrust

 

[MMM-E]

We will eliminate all threats in the strongest way with the SİPER which will include in the inventory in 2023




We have successfully completed another stage in the development of our long-range and high altitude national air defense system SIPER

 

[Titanium100]

We will eliminate all threats in the strongest way with the SİPER which will include in the inventory in 2023




We have successfully completed another stage in the development of our long-range and high altitude national air defense system SIPER

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This sort of deserves it's own thread? I just by chance clicked on it and if not I wouldn't have seen it

 

[Agha Sher]

Comparing Turkey's and Greece's military capabilities does not makes a lot of sense anymore. Turkey is already significantly ahead and they are making the gap larger day by day thanks to a surprisingly efficient and strong defence industry. Yes Greece has a formidable air force but Turkey is so far ahead in many other field that the aggregated capabilities clearly favours them.

On the other hand, the objectives of both forces are different. Greece is focused at self-defence, and tbh they would give Turkey a hell of a fight even though they might end up losing in the end (assuming external intervention). Turkey's focus the other hand is offensive power projection. We seen Turkey's strategy displayed in Qatar, Azerbaijan, Syria and Libya.

 

[Foinikas]

Comparing Turkey's and Greece's military capabilities does not makes a lot of sense anymore. Turkey is already significantly ahead and they are making the gap larger day by day thanks to a surprisingly efficient and strong defence industry. Yes Greece has a formidable air force but Turkey is so far ahead in many other field that the aggregated capabilities clearly favours them.

On the other hand, the objectives of both forces are different. Greece is focused at self-defence, and tbh they would give Turkey a hell of a fight even though they might end up losing in the end (assuming external intervention). Turkey's focus the other hand is offensive power projection. We seen Turkey's strategy displayed in Qatar, Azerbaijan, Syria and Libya.

I agree with the whole post. Our doctrine is purely of defence. But Erdogan's Turkey wants to play a bigger role in the entire region and not only there. It wants to gain power and influence in Africa,the Middle-East and Asia.

 

[Agha Sher]

Turks are only roughly 50million in middle east (rest are kurds/armenians etc in Turkey) and compared to 100mil + Shia and 300mil + arabs Turks are small nation indeed. That is why they are always so aggressive and boasting but no one else takes them seriously.

You're oversimplifying it. Turks might be a minority in the region BUT they are more than persians AND the arabs are not united at all. Azerbaijan is a Turk shia country i.e. you can't really say Turks vs Shia. Also, you are ignoring significant Turk minorities in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.

 

[Foinikas]

Turks are only roughly 50million in middle east (rest are kurds/armenians etc in Turkey) and compared to 100mil + Shia and 300mil + arabs Turks are small nation indeed. That is why they are always so aggressive and boasting but no one else takes them seriously.

Kurds ok,but Armenians are very few.

@Agha Sher is right.

But the problem is this fixation by the AKP government in Turkey to make the country an empire again. Meddling here and there when they can actually be peaceful and cooperate.

Anyway,on our part,I heard last night on the news that the Air Force wants to buy 18-24 F-35s.

 

[MMM-E]

The first live fire test was successfully carried out in October with the SOM-J 5th generation Cruise Missile



Lenght : 3,9 m
Weight : 540 kg
Warhead : 140 kg
Range : 275+ km
Speed : 0.94 mach
Guidance : INS / GPS , TRN , IBN , ATR
Seeker : Imaging Infrared ( IIR )

-- Stealth capability
-- Resistant to Countermeasures
-- Network-Centric Operations Compliance
-- Selectable Strike Parameters
-- In-flight Destination Update
-- Universal Weapon Interface Compatibility


SOM-J is designed to be used against heavily protected land and sea targets

 

[MMM-E]

SSB signed contracts and mass production statements of intent for the supply of 9 different types of Unmanned Ground Vehicles in light, medium and heavy class




Heavy
FNSS_Savunma

Medium
Aselsan
Best Group
ElektrolandD

Light
Arox
ElektrolandD
Esetron

 

[MMM-E]

BAYKAR signed AI-322F Turbofan Engine purchasing agreement with Ivchenko-Progress for MIUS unmanned Fighter Jet

MIUS unmanned Fighter Jet

Endurance : 5 Hours
Operational altitude: 35.000 ft
Cruise speed : 0.6 mach and supersonic 1,4 mach for superprototype
MTOW : 6.000 kg
Payload : 1.500 kg
Combat radius : 500 nm

-- AESA radar and next-generation avionics, sensor fusion
-- Internal weapon stations
-- Digital camouflage
-- Stealth flight capability
-- The ability to hide from Radars
-- Aggressive maneuverability with delta canard and vertical stabilizers
-- Smart fleet autonomy equipped with artificial intelligence
-- Take-off and landing capability from short-runway aircraft carriers
-- Line of sight and beyond line of sight communication
-- Automatic take-off and landing

-- SOM-J Cruise Missile
-- GOKDOGAN BVR air to air Missile

The first flight of a superprototype in 2023

-- MIUS will have stealth capability with Internal weapon stations
-- MIUS will have AESA Radar - also data link for cooperative engagement capability to use 600 km EIRS early warning AESA Radar and 450 km CAFRAD naval AESA Radar to detect Rafale or SU-35 and to guide GOKHAN ramjet engine long range air to air missiles on Rafale or SU-35

stealth MIUS will detect Rafale , MIG-29M2 , SU-35 , F-15 , before they detect MIUS and game over in BVR combat