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Yes but much more possible for Turkey coz yet Izumo not able to host F-35B, futur Turkish LPD yes and Turkey want much more F-35 as Japan 100 vs 42 then can add or some F-35B in this 100.

Remains a thing right now Turkish Navy is not an " expeditionnary Navy " more oriented with Greece especialy... then in this case this would be a change.

Turkish Navy Mulls Buying Long-Range Patrol Aircraft

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish Navy is considering the purchase of long-range patrol aircraft to add to its fleet of CN-235 and ATR72s, navy and procurement officials said.

“The requirement comes in line with the government’s foreign policy priorities,” explained one procurement official.

Navy officials say the planned aircraft should be able to fly 1,000 to 1,200 nautical miles away from their main base in Turkey and fly 12 to 15 hours.

“Our current fleet may not respond to our future roles,” said one Navy official. “The new patrol aircraft should ideally have anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles.”

Naval industry sources say the Turkish description of the requirement would probably point to the Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA). The P-8 Poseidon was developed for the US Navy by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, modified from the 737-800ERX.

The P-8 also conducts shipping interdiction, along with an electronic signals intelligence role which involves carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It is able to drop and monitor sonobuoys. The aircraft is designed to operate in conjunction with the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle.

Procurement officials say they hope to issue a request for information for the planned acquisition soon.

“We are hoping to see a competitive contest,” one official said.

But industry sources say the description of the acquisition narrows options.

“There will not be too many bidders, judging from the description of the requirement,” said one source.

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Cool, though I imagine the Japanese might want in on it as well.

Turkey produces bunker-buster bomb

Turkey has begun production of the country’s first bunker-busting bomb, a senior weapons official said on May 30.

The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, known by its Turkish acronym MKEK, recently certified the 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bomb for use with F-16 and F-4 warplanes.

İhsan Çağatay Öncel, the research and development manager at MKEK’s factory in Kırıkkale in central Turkey, said the weapon was capable of penetrating reinforced concrete targets.

“The penetrator bomb has the capability to break reinforced concrete and now its certification for F-4 and F-16 warplanes has been completed,” he told Anadolu Agency.

Based on the Mark 84 bomb, the device can destroy underground ammunition and fuel dumps as well as structures such as dams and bridges, in addition to systems such as missile batteries and radar antennae.

May/30/2016

That T129 is a hell of a chopper !

after 01:00, former

is sent to the bottom, by a sub I failed to identify which used the torpedo(es) ... MD2A4 is my guess
(I liked most the 3" Super Rapido firing sequence since 01:47

Possible same Perry fired a ESSM