I would much rather have F35 and Rafale today instead of S400, Siper, Hisar etc.
I mean I'm not a fan of Rafale, I would rather have the Eurofighter. That's what I suggested after Turkey got kicked out of F-35 program. But we keep begging for F16s instead
Turkiye is not sleeping .. You can understand this by increasing the defense budget to $40 billion
Turkish Air Force will be the best in the region ... just be patient for 5 years
In 2028 Turkish Air Force will be one of the best in the world
-- 200 F-16 block70 ( OZGUR-1/2 modernization ) Fighter Jets
-- 29 F-16 Block50+ Fighter Jets
-- 20 KAAN Fighter Jets in 2028 and 24 units per year after 2028
-- Dozens of KIZILELMA unmanned stealth Fighter Jets
-- Dozens of ANKA-3 flying wing deep strike stealth UCAVs
-- 500/700/800 km kamikaze Drones AZAB , SUPER SIMSEK and KARGI
-- AKBABA Supersonic anti-radiation Missile
-- RAMJET powered supersonic Cruise Missile
-- GOKHAN ramjet powered long range a2a missile which will be superior to METEOR
-- AKINCI strategic strike UCAVs and HURJET Fighter Jet for CAS mission
-- REDET-II next gen Radar Electronic Warfare System
-- 4 HAVASOJ stand off jammer Aircraft
-- 4 Boeing E-7T AEWCs with 600 km MESA Radar
-- Military Satellites GOKTURK-1 , GOKTURK-2 , GOKTURK-3 and IMECE
-- Superior Radar Systems , BURFIS AESA Radar , 450-600 km ERALP early warning AESA Radar , 600 km BIG BIRD Radar , QUANTUM Radar and PARS Passive Radar System to detect even F-35
-- Superior Air Defense capability with S400 , HISAR-A/O , GURZ , GOKDEMIR , SIPER and GUMS
-- also great deterrence with
280 km BORA Ballistic Missile
500+ km TAYFUN Ballistic Missile
1.000+ CENK Ballistic Missile
1.000 km GEZGIN strategic Cruise Missile
and 500 km KARA-ATMACA ground based Cruise Missile
Not F-35 , but our pride will be KAAN