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Mr Kotil knows a million times more about the KAAN than I do but I will be astonished to see KAAN flying with certified production engines in 2028. That would be a great, great achievement to me.

I agree that one cannot sign an arms contract with the US and be certain that it will be honoured. I have not followed closely but is the delay on wrapping up the F-16 deal down to Turkiye objecting to Israel destroying Gaza and killing or mutilating many who live there? What certainty is...

I was really surprised by maximum value of the F-16 deal. It could be an illustration of how things can get very pricey if you are not on good terms with a country supplying you. That problem is avoided if your own industry can supply your needs. A production KAAN might be expensive ($120...

Without checking, my guess is that neither the 'official state' of Israel nor the 'unofficial state' of Gaza/Palestine recognise the authority of the ICC, so no extradition will take place. According to my understanding, if ICC issues an arrest warrant, the person concerned cannot visit...

BBdev Thanks for that. It gives a reasoned explanation to support KAAN having a top speed in the region of mach 2.2.

Just for the record, from the source: That is not quite the same as saying that KAAN will have a top speed of Mach 2.2.

Is information about flight testing available? Has it started?

Source?

I agree with the view that shelling of civilian areas is a crime. When Belgorod is shelled, that is terror shelling according to you. What kind of shelling is it when Russia shells civilian areas according to you?

While there is no great urgency for AMCA Mk1 to get a licence production GE F414 deal arranged quickly, it is nearly a year since the MOU for such was announced and there is more urgency to get an engine deal finalised for Tejas Mk2 (and as a consequence, that will be the deal for AMCA Mk1...

Thanks. I was unaware of that. I wonder if a prototype has been built, tested and meets requirements. If in fact the engine has not yet been built first run is is going to be in 2026, to me there remains a level of uncertainty that the engine will be ready for 2028/2029 flight in KAAN.

It takes the most experienced fast jet engine developers many years to develop a new engine. I think the example of the M-88 timeline was given earlier in the thread. I don't think it is a matter of substantiating why the TF35K will take many years to develop but more a matter of substantiating...

India may have a 5G fighter in about 10 years' time. In about 10 years' time Turkiye may have an all Turkish KAAN. Of course, Pakistan may have ordered J-20 before then.

I can see Turkiye becoming a major player in the defence market in coming years. There are a large number of fellow Muslim countries predisposed to consider buying arms from Turkiye. How much of an edge that gives I do not know but it certainly helps. Where KAAN is concerned, US denial of...

The crucial word in that sentence is the word 'hopefully'. It is not a schedule announcement. Almost certainly it will not happen. I would like to hear sensible, informed estimates about TF35K from the people directly involved in its development: 1 target date for design freeze 2 time needed...

KF-21 updates... KF-21 exceeds mach 1.8 in flight... https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/448/0000458259 KF-21 joins Eurofighter, Rafale, Gripen in the Meteor club.. https://defence-industry.eu/south-korea ... -aircraft/ Dispute with Indonesia may soon be resolved...

You did not answer my question. Never mind.

I'm curious about describing Ukrainians as 'natives'. Do you describe the people of Indonesia as 'natives', Gary, or are undertones of racism restricted to describing people different to you?

Any chance of the ejection seat being in production in 2028? How far has its development advanced? The engine in 2028... if today a prototype were built and ready to fire up, I would be inclined to give Mr Kotil's statement some credence.

While it is good to be positive, I would be very surprised if the TF35000 were built, ground-tested and tested in a flying testbed KAAN in 2028. Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to remember that it took a long time for TF6000 to have its first run after assembly was reported to be complete...