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    Turkish defense industry news updates

    Ismail Demir(President of Defense Secretariat): "We will launch 100kg satellite to 300km orbit next year. We're building a launch site to "İğneada, Kırklareli" to conduct the launches. The Mission control center and a production site is being built on Kefken island. Pending on the success of...
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    KTJ Series Engines by Kale Arge. The turbojet engines that power our cruise missiles:
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    Hürjet Documentary has been released.It has English subtitles. The video includes the assembly, the iron bird, various testing procedures, the unexpected problems, the solutons, the first flight etc. A must watch.
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    MURAD AESA(currently in testing on AKINCI)
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    Video of one of the tests of AKKOR APS(The active protection system used on ALTAY MBT, developed by ASELSAN)
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    CENK MRBM
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    can you not discuss this subject on another thread? the thread is being derailed. but on a related note, kizilelma will have Murad AESA with 1152 GaN modules(20W/30W per T/R module) and an integrated EOTS. The drone won't be very cheap. For export it will certainly not be below $30 mil(more...
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    MTOW figures are a bit fluid at this point. 10 tons figure is not up to date, iirc.
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    It's heavier than Apache. It has 11.5 ton MTOW.
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    The range is not true, imo. The ATGMs in the image(L-UMTAS) can already engage targets from 16km. This was reported by the defense secretary two months ago. L-UMTAS's diameter is 160mm, length 1.8m, weight is 37.5kg. UMTAS-GM will likely to compete with Spike-NLOS.
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    At first it will be used as a target drone. It'll fly in two weeks. The weight is 200kg and it can carry 35kg of warhead, speed is 08-0.9 mach. It can be used in 11 different roles. Some of these are EW, ES, kamikaze, swarm, loyal wingman for both ANKA-III and TFX KAAN.
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    HÜRJET 2nd flight(first flight was seven days ago)
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    yes. we sold 6 T129 to Nigeria a few months ago.
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    Yes, we are very much aware of that. The design of AB is experienced with TF10000 program. Regarding the hot section of the engine and TET over 1950K, current TS1400 engines and TF6000 is using 3rd gen SCBs. R&D continuing on 4th gen SCBs and CMCs. To complement these, two-layer TBCs and...
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    There is no reason to be overly-optimistic or overly-pessimistic. We have no operational turbofan engine yet. But we've been producing, assembling, repairing, maintaining many critical components of western turbofan programs. The closest engine to TF35000 we had our hands on is F110. TEI's role...
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    The engine that TEI has been developing. A full-blown 5th gen engine with reduced IR signature, 35k+ wet thrust. TF6000 engine was not developed for the sake of our UCAV programs. That's the secondary benefit. TF6000 was developed to validate the R&D and correct the assumptions and test 5th gen...
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    TAI CEO, Temel Kotil: * TFX KAAN first flight December 2023 * TFX KAAN first delivery in 2028(20 aircrafts) * First flight with indigenous engine in 2028. * Delivery with indigenous engine in 2030.
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    this one is better
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    I was at the event yesterday(TEKNOFEST, a science and technology festival where over a million young contestants compete for the prizes) and saw KIZILELMA fly in person. It was very cool and imposing. As it gets further along in the testing campaign, it will move more like a fighter jet. And...
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