The Chief spokeWait, what happened?
The Chief spokeWait, what happened?
I see, what's interesting is that what people claimed as bullsh1t at the time as "Yıldırım-1, 2, 3, 4" seems to be correct in a sense that it was a plan laid out by TAF to acquire capability. Yıldırım-1 is Yıldırım J-600T, Yıldırım-2 is Bora, Yıldırım-3, or maybe Yıldırım-2a is Tayfun, and Yıldırım-3 or 4 is Cenk, which kinda aligns with the rumoursThe Chief spoke![]()
Indeed but it took far too long to reach this capability...I see, what's interesting is that what people claimed as bullsh1t at the time as "Yıldırım-1, 2, 3, 4" seems to be correct in a sense that it was a plan laid out by TAF to acquire capability. Yıldırım-1 is Yıldırım J-600T, Yıldırım-2 is Bora, Yıldırım-3, or maybe Yıldırım-2a is Tayfun, and Yıldırım-3 or 4 is Cenk, which kinda aligns with the rumours
Dunno how believable it is but this guy has the hope that the 2nd or 3rd carrier is going to be nuclear propelled:You will only ever build 1 maybe 2 carriers.
This whole Aircraft Carrier thing makes sense when you look at Turkish experience in Libya and current expedition in SomaliaI dont like this aircraft carrier project either. Quite pointless i think. How is a carrier going to help in the Mediterranean or the Red Sea? Larger Anadolu/Trakya type LHDs capable of deploying Kizilelma/TB-3 and UUVs make much more sense.
I have seen people defend this by comparing it to the KAAN 5th generation fighter but I dont think that is a valid argument either. For one, you will be building hundreds of these aircraft. You will only ever build 1 maybe 2 carriers. That conventional carrier is not worth the investment a project of this sort would consume.
The hypothesis became rumor.Just a hypothesis:
- China reluctant to provide J-20 to the PAF
- PAF joins MMU and manages to negotiate design modification rights because US doesn't allow F110 export
- Asks WS-10C from China, China offers it because of WS-15 coming online
- TAI, PAC and AVIC team up to integrate WS-10C into MMU
- PAF gets MMU with WS-10C earlier than TAF gets its mass produced MMU
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Again, it's just a hypothesis.
I still see indications and rumors that Anka-4 is in the pipeline/being developed. What's your take on this?That's a win because now there isn't much need to develop (and burn money) to develop Anka-4.
Source?I still see indications and rumors that Anka-4 is in the pipeline/being developed. What's your take on this?