Yeas, that what a good bargain can be.
So, they know the reality. They are not like we indians who trust on LCA (a trainer on steroid ),yet to flown MK1a, and yet to design MK2 & AMCA.
Turkish Military Aviation : News & Discussions
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Seems 20 billion $ to upgrade 40-50 F 16 block 50 to Block 70-79 standards and spares.
TÜRKIYE – F-16 AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION AND MODERNIZATION
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Türkiye of F-16 Aircraft Acquisition and Modernization and related equipment for an estimated cost of $23.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Republic of Türkiye has requested to buy 40 new F-16 aircraft and to modernize 79 existing F-16 aircraft to V-Configuration. The request includes: thirty-two (32) F-16 C Block 70 aircraft; eight (8) F-16 D Block 70 aircraft; forty-eight (48) F110-GE-129D engines (40 installed, 8 spares); one hundred forty-nine (149) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (40 installed, 10 spares, 99 for modernization program (79 installed, 20 spares)); one hundred forty-nine (149) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR) (40 installed, 10 spares, 99 for modernization program (79 installed, 20 spares)); one hundred sixty-nine (169) Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AHC (or available mission computer) (40 installed, 10 spares, 119 for modernization program (79 installed, 40 spares)); one hundred fifty nine (159) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code capability and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (40 installed, 8 spares, 111 for modernization program (79 installed, 32 spares)); one hundred sixty-eight (168) Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) or equivalent Electronic Warfare (EW) systems (40 installed, 10 spares, 118 for modernization program (79 installed, 39 spares)); eight hundred fifty-eight (858) LAU-129 guided missile launchers; forty-four (44) M61 Vulcan cannons (40 installed, 4 spares); sixteen (16) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP); one hundred fifty-one (151) Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS) (40 installed and 4 ground terminals, 8 spares, and 99 for modernization program (79 installed and 4 ground terminals, 16 spares)); nine hundred fifty-two (952) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) AIM-120C-8 or equivalent missiles; ninety six (96) AMRAAM guidance sections; eight hundred sixty-four (864) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 (SDB-1); two (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB-1 guided test vehicles; two (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB-1 practice bombs; ninety-six (96) AGM-88B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM); ninety-six (96) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM); ten (10) AARGM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); eleven (11) AARGM control sections; twelve (12) AARGM guidance sections; four hundred one (401) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles; twelve (12) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); forty (40) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical guidance units; twelve (12) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM guidance units; twelve (12) MK82 Inert Filled general purpose bombs; eight hundred fifty (850) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) KMU-556 tail kits for GBU-31; two hundred (200) JDAM KMU-557 tail kits for GBU-31v3; three hundred eighty-four (384) JDAM KMU-559 tail kits for GBU-32; three (3) JDAM KMU-572 tail kits for GBU-38 or Laser JDAM GBU-54; one thousand fifty (1,050) FMU-152 fuzes. Also included are AMRAAM CATMs; AIM-9X Sidewinder training missiles and Active Optical Target Detectors (AOTD); HARM control sections, rocket motors, and warhead spares; FMU-139 Joint Programmable Fuzes; DSU-38 Laser Guidance Sets for GBU-54; missile containers; AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-127 or equivalent Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Combined Interrogator Transponders (CIT) with mode 5; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT) helmet mounted displays; Infrared Search and Track (IRST) pods; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems (CMDS); KY-58 and KIV-78 cryptographic devices; Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); additional secure communications, precision navigation, and cryptographic equipment; Flight Mission Planning Systems (FMPS); Remote Operated Video Enhanced Receivers (ROVER) 6i/6Sis; Tactical Network ROVER kits, and STINGER Multi Bi-Directional (MBI) antennas; SNIPER pod pylons; impulse cartridges, chaff, flares, and ammunition; bomb components and Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); Rackmount Improved Avionics Intermediate Shop (RIAIS); Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); Triple Missile Launcher Adapters (TMLA); aircraft, avionics, and weapons integration, test support, and equipment; major modernization upgrade kits for F-16 Block 40 and Block 50+ aircraft and Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) modifications; aircraft and engine repair and refurbishment after maintenance; engine and aircraft spare and repair parts, consumables, and accessories and repair and return support; aircraft, engine, ground, and pilot support equipment; Classified/Unclassified Computer Program Identification Number (CPIN) systems; electronic warfare database support; pylons, launcher adaptors, weapon interfaces, bomb and ejection racks, conformal fuel tanks, and travel pods; precision measurement equipment laboratory and calibration support; Classified/Unclassified software and software support; Classified/Unclassified publications, manuals, and technical documentation; maps and mapping data; facilities and construction support; simulators and training devices; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, studies and surveys; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is $23.0 billion.
BREAKING
— TurkishFacts4u (@TurkishFacts4U) February 5, 2024
Turkish Defence Official:
“Neither the KAAN, F-35, F-16 or Typhoons will be sufficient to address our threat perceptions for 2030 onwards. We plan to have over 1,000 combat aircraft including our jet powered drones post 2035”
1000 aircrafts... What they are planning to do? Rebooting Ottoman empire?
With the current state of their economy it is nothing less than delusion.
At this point they are talking just like porkis.
Morons who have never even designed and developed any 4.5 gen jet engine are claiming to develop 6th gen engine directly lol.
Meanwhile the first flight of TFX keeps getting pushed & recently they signed 20 billion deal for f16, there is difference between reality and PR.BREAKING
— TurkishFacts4u (@TurkishFacts4U) February 3, 2024
SSB Official:
“The turbofan engine being developed by TR Motor for KAAN can be termed as a 6th Generation engine due to the design principles being used. It is on par with the UK’s engine being developed for TEMPEST”
Turkey Signals Preference to Retain Russian S-400s in F-35 Row
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Turkey’s nationally produced aerial capabilities in one video pic.twitter.com/CeHXn8d9Td
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) February 22, 2024
The TA Hürjet achieved its maiden flight on 25 April 2023! This advanced jet trainer (AJT) is a single-engine, tandem-seat, light-combat aircraft under development by Turkish Aerospace.
Moog supplies the program's primary flight control actuation systems (PFCAS) and leading edge flap actuation systems (LEFAS).
The serial production of all PFCAS units and LEFAS control modules will occur at our Wolverhampton facilities.
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Moog supplies the program's primary flight control actuation systems (PFCAS) and leading edge flap actuation systems (LEFAS).
The serial production of all PFCAS units and LEFAS control modules will occur at our Wolverhampton facilities.
Moog in the UK on LinkedIn: Turkey’s Hürjet Trainer Powers up for First Flight
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Ukraine continues to deliver engines for Turkey’s Kizilelma stealth drone - AeroTime
Ukraine is continuing to supply engines for the Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s upcoming stealth drone. The drone has been marketed by Baykar as an “unmanned fighter jet”. Despite the war, cooperation between the two countries has continued, Baykar’ CTO Selcuk Bayraktar said at the Teknofest 2022...
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