However, 10 ton ATAK -II with the Ukrainian engine -1st flight in 2023 - might be the replacement....
Inshallah.
We must continue to work with our brothers in faith in Turkey and our committed ally China in overcoming this American challenge to our security and interests.
What will the US do once Turks come up with their own engine?
Hopefully it'll be sooner than later:
Turkey successfully tests 2nd prototype of indigenous helicopter engine
Would love to see Pakistan and Turkey cooperate together on the production of a hypersonic ICBM.
Who on earth buys attack helicopters anymore? Drones the future.
What you've seen to far are drones being used against poorly equipped and funded armed forces around the world they won't have the kind of impact against the US army they did against Armenia's.
Drones have their own limitations and they may be the future but that future is a long ways away at least until they're operated by fully autonomous self contained AI and even then that may never happen as foreign nations step up their cyber attack capabilities.
Erdogan s big mouth cost PAK this deal.
I'm proud of Erdogan and Turkey.
This deal wouldn't have been possible without Erdogan.
No one in Europe wants to sell Pakistan any weapon platform of any worth. Just look at France refusing to upgrade our Mirage fighter jets and Germany refusing to modernize our submarines.
Turkey's weapons development programs are all thanks to Erdogan's massive spending on their defense industry since coming into power in 2002. The country's economic growth is thanks to the AKP party prior to his ascension the nation was a total mess.
The deal isn't over, this is merely a setback and Turkey is making the right moves.
Something which they should have done 4 years back atleast. But still they wont. Keep flogging the dead horse.
No, they should continue on with the deal.
This partnership will be instrumental for Turkey and Pakistan.