The Deployment of Autonomous UAVs and UCAVs on Aircraft Carriers: Opportunities and Operational Challenges
The first prototype of the X-47B (AV-1) made its maiden flight in February 2011. It was subsequently subjected to extensive aircraft carrier integration tests. The X-47B offers high aerodynamic stability at subsonic speeds, whilst its folding wing ...
The Evolution of Ammunition Transport Logistics on Aircraft Carriers: From the Nimitz Class to the New-Generation Ford Class
Klasik uçak gemilerindeki hidrolik/kablolu sistemlerden elektromanyetik lineer motor teknolojisine geçiş yapılmıştır. Ford sınıfında hidrolik ve kablolu sistemler terk edilerek Gelişmiş Mühimmat Asansörleri (Advanced Weapons Elevators ...
Vertical Logistics on Floating Fortresses: The Elevator Systems of Nimitz and Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
The structural, mechanical and operational characteristics of the lift systems on the US Navy’s Nimitz-class and new-generation Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, their impact on flight deck efficiency, the challenges involved in their ...
Logistics in Confined Spaces in Naval Aviation and Maintenance Engineering on Aircraft Carriers: The Process of Returning to Operational Service from the F-4 to the F-35
In the US Navy, whilst approximately 120 sorties can be conducted in a 12-hour operational day on traditional Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the aim is to increase this target to 160 sorties per day on modern Gerald R. Ford-class (CVN 21) carriers, ...
Structural and Technical Evolution of US Navy Aircraft Carrier Aircraft: 1965–2025
The sixty-year period spanning from 1965 to 2025 has witnessed a massive transformation in aviation technology, moving from mechanical brute force to digital precision, and from analogue control systems to AI-powered autonomous approaches. This ...
Structural and Technical Evolution of US Navy Aircraft Carrier Aircraft: 1945–1965
The slow response of early jet engines—particularly first-generation centrifugal and axial-flow compressors—to throttle changes (spool-up time) has dramatically reduced the margin for error in pilots’ wave-off manoeuvres. These technical ...
The Evolution of US Navy Jets from an Engine Architecture Perspective
The Vietnam War era was a period in which carrier-based jets acquired multi-role capabilities and their engine thrust increased significantly. The F-4 Phantom II, powered by two General Electric J79 turbojet engines, became the symbol of this ...
Take-off and Landing Configurations on Naval Aviation Platforms: CATOBAR, STOBAR and STOVL
Aircraft carrier-based operations represent a radical departure from land-based aviation. CATOBAR systems, used on the US Navy’s Nimitz and Gerald R. Ford classes and the French Charles de Gaulle, are the most capable yet technically the most ...
The New Generation of Asymmetric Power: Doctrinal and Technological Evolution with the MH-47G Chinook Block II (Chapter 6)
The Block II modernisation, the most recent configuration of the MH-47G Chinook, increases its payload capacity through reinforced fuselage structure, redesigned fuel tanks nd n improved powertrain; however, the real leap in capability has been ...
The Assurance of Long-Range Capabilities: Global Special Operations Capability with the MH-47G Chinook (Part 5)
The MH-47G Chinook platform, which forms the backbone of the Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s heavy-lift capability, is not merely a cargo helicopter but an integrated weapon system capable of conducting independent operations deep behind ...
A Force Multiplier in Special Operations: The MH-60M Black Hawk and MH-60M Black Hawk DAP (Part 4)
To grasp the strategic importance of the MH-60M platform, it is essential to understand the doctrinal shift that determined the very raison d’être of this helicopter. The failure of Operation Eagle Claw—a mission launched in 1980 to rescue ...
Small Fuselage, Great Legacy: The A/MH-6 Little Bird in Special Operations Aviation Doctrine (Part 3)
The A/MH-6 Little Bird, known by its nickname the ‘Killer Egg’, is a symbol of strategic depth and tactical agility. The platform offers a ‘surgical’ intervention capability in narrow, urban and high-risk areas that traditional rotary-wing ...
US Special Operations Aviation: The Development and Role of the ‘Night Stalkers’ (Part 2)
The strategic importance of the US Special Operations Aviation ‘Night Stalkers’ on the modern battlefield, and the gruelling training required to become part of this elite unit, form the foundations of the ‘Night Stalkers’’ technological ...
US Special Operations Aviation: The Development and Role of the ‘Night Stalkers’ (Part 1)
The First World War was a period during which aviation truly became widespread. The US Army’s fleet of aircraft exceeded 11,000, whilst its personnel numbered 190,000. After the war, visionaries such as General William ‘Billy’ Mitchell ...
Death Dust: The History, Technical Limitations and Strategic Failure of Radiological Weapons
Radiological Weapons (RW) are weapons of mass destruction based on the dispersal of radioactive materials into the environment via conventional explosives or mechanical delivery mechanisms, without causing a nuclear explosion (fission or fusion). ...
Wood Engineering: A Technical and Strategic Analysis of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
By design, the Mosquito was not confined to a single mission type; thanks to its high speed and maneuverability, it demonstrated exceptional effectiveness across a full range of operations, including reconnaissance, precision bombing, night hunting, ...
The Cognitive Frontier: Digital Colonialism and the Final Front of Mental Hegemony
The ultimate goal of cognitive warfare is to create “mental surrender” within society without firing a single bullet. There is no need for a military deployment to siphon off all of a society’s data; a social media algorithm or an operating ...
The Pinnacle of Heavy Fighter Design: The P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is not only an aerodynamic engineering marvel; it is also one of the most reliable and lethal weapon systems developed under the harsh conditions of World War II. The immense power and unshakable structure behind the ...
The Pragmatic Icon of World War II: An Examination of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
The German-built Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is one of the iconic fighter aircraft in aviation history. Designer Kurt Waldemar Tank, contrary to the era’s “delicate fighter” doctrine, prioritized a philosophy of high power-to-operational reliability, ...
The New Generation Armored Vehicle for Challenging Missions: Ejder Yalçın 4x4
The Ejder Yalçın stands out among its peers as a personnel carrier capable of protecting personnel against both ballistic threats, such as bullets, and explosions from mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), thanks to its ballistic and mine ...
The Technical Evolution and Operational Transformation of the HMMWV Humvee Platform: 1980–2005
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), known as he “Humvee,” is more han just a simple ransport vehicle; it is an engineering revolution hat has redefined he logistical needs of he modern battlefield. Humvees are vehicles ...
Reflections on Turrets and Weapon Systems for 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Vehicles in Turkey
The rise of asymmetric threats on the modern battlefield and the expansion of the mission profile—from border security to peacekeeping operations—has heightened the strategic importance of 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles (TTZA), which ...
Expertise in the Shadows: Sniping
Sniping is an asymmetric force multiplier that is not merely a matter of trigger mechanics, but one that embodies profound ballistic intelligence and strategic foresight. Today, this discipline extends far beyond mere mechanical capability; it is ...
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier: Features, History and Tactical Role
Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were developed to combine the shock effect and mobile firepower of tanks with the infantry’s enhanced battlefield mobility, enabling infantry to be transported to the front alongside tanks, at the same speed and ...
The Timeless Story of the Patton Tank Series
The evolutionary journey of the M26 Pershing, from its origins through to the M46—which resolved mobility issues encountered in the challenging terrain of the Korean War—the M47, developed in response to the urgent needs of the Cold War, and ...
S-400 Triumf Air Defence System (Part 2)
The S-400 aims to secure air superiority across a wide geographical area by combining the Soviet-era concepts of ‘area defence’ and ‘defensive depth’ with modern technology; The Patriot system, drawing on experience gained particularly since ...
S-400 Triumf Air Defence System (Part 1)
Since entering service in 2007, the S-400 has become not merely a military defence system, but also a strategic instrument that has shaken global geopolitical balances. The system’s fundamental philosophy is the physical manifestation of the ...
SAMP/T (MAMBA) and SAMP/T NG Long-Range Air Defence System
The SAMP/T NG (Next Generation) system, developed through a Franco-Italian partnership (the Eurosam consortium: MBDA and Thales), is a European solution that demonstrates high effectiveness against aircraft, cruise siles and tactical ballistic ...
THAAD System: Integrated Radar Architecture and Precision Guidance Technologies
The THAAD system is an air defence system developed specifically to intercept ballistic missiles in their terminal hase, both within the atmosphere (endo-atmospheric) and outside the atmosphere (exo-atmospheric), with Lockheed Martin acting as the ...
The 1958 Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker Accident at Westover AFB
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident that occurred on June 27, 1958, at Westover Air Force Base (AFB) in Massachusetts has come to symbolize the abrupt transition between military and civil aviation, operational pressures, and technical ...
Beyond the Horizon into Space: Multi-Layered Air Defence Strategies with Aegis IAMD
The Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability achieved by the Aegis Combat System, which intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles over Turkish airspace—referred to simply as the Aegis architecture—is a highly advanced defence shield, managed ...
Are Turkey’s Air Defence Weapon Systems (HSS) Weak or Inadequate?
Turkey has taken a very wise step by launching the Steel Dome project in 2024 to establish its own unique air defence system. I anticipate that the Turkish Steel Dome will be largely operational by 2030; with its layered and comprehensive indigenous ...
Single-Use Firepower in the Vietnam War: The M72 LAW and Infantry Tactics
During operations in Viet Cong tunnels, the M72 W was used to remotely collapse tunnel entrances. Although the ‘Tunnel Rats’ could not carry this weapon with them when descending underground (the recoil gas is lethal in confined spaces), the ...
The Use of the RPG-7 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher as an Asymmetric Air Defence Weapon in the Vietnam War and Its Operational Effects (1967–1975)
The RPG-7 rocket launcher, designed by the Soviet Union as an anti-tank weapon, underwent a creative process of asymmetric adaptation by the North Vietnamese Army (VPA) and the National Liberation Front (NLF/Viet Cong) and was transformed into a ...
The Drone Threat in the Age of Precision Strikes and New Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelters (NGHAS)
The development of Precision-Guided Munitions (PGM), Loitering Munitions, and hypersonic weapons has largely rendered traditional Cold War-era shelter architecture obsolete. This evolution in military aviation infrastructure requires examination ...
Military Hangar Design from Past to Present: Structural Engineering and Strategic Protection
Military hangar design is not merely a construction activity, but also a defense industry component that directly affects the aircraft's survivability, maintenance speed, and strategic deterrence. This intertwined relationship between design ...
The Capital of the Invisible Economic Empires Established by Military Veterans in the US is Discipline
U.S. federal law has introduced a quota system (Set-Aside) that allocates a certain percentage of public contracts to companies owned by veterans. Under this quota system, government agencies are required to allocate approximately 3% to 5% of public ...
Technological Integration in Layered Air Defense Systems and Sustainable Defense Economy
The concept of “Layered Air Defense” is recognized as the most effective military doctrine developed to enhance operational reliability and ensure economic sustainability in complex threat ...
Aegis Combat Management System: Technological Structure, Operational Use, and Strategic Importance
In modern military technologies, the integration of sensors, computers, and weapons has become a decisive factor in combat effectiveness. In this context, the Aegis combat management system, developed for the US NAVY, is considered one of the most ...
Glider Transport in World War II: The Convergence of Strategy, Technology, and Tactics
Early in the morning of May 10, 1940, the news that gliders had silently glided over the radar undetected and dropped fully equipped soldiers onto the top of Eben Emael Castle, one of Belgium's key defensive points, instantly reverberated around the ...
Bush Piloting: Technical Proficiency, Risk Management, and Socio-Economic Impacts at the Frontiers of Modern Aviation
Oben Oğultarhan, one of the experienced and colourful figures of Turkish civil aviation, who we sadly lost on 10 April 2025, was the first person who came to mind when talking about bush pilots in Turkey. Instead of pursuing a comfortable and ...
Turkey's 2045 Strategic Air Power: Intercontinental Deterrence (Part 2)
By 2045, Turkey's economic presence in Africa is expected to be worth approximately $200+ billion (construction, energy, mining, telecommunications). This presence is not under military protection from Turkey's perspective. France's declining ...
The Triumph of Armour: British Doctrine and Kamikaze Defence in the 1945 Pacific War
Churchill considered it essential for Britain to be a ‘key player’ at the table of Japan's final surrender in order to preserve its colonial legacy and prestige in the Asia-Pacific. However, this political objective left British sailors facing a ...
Turkey's 2045 Strategic Air Power: Intercontinental Deterrence (Part 1)
In the face of potential threats to national interests at distances of 3,000-10,000 km, possessing intercontinental strike capability is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ but a ‘must-have’ strategic necessity in today's ...
As the Achilles Shield is being established, Barak's shadow falls over the Aegean
What is surprising is not the choice of Greece or the Republic of Cyprus. What is truly noteworthy is that even a country we call a ‘brother’ country, such as Azerbaijan, has chosen and is using the Barak Air Defence ...
The Money Ran Out, the Promise Vanished
The US–SDG relationship was never a full alliance. It appears that, from Washington's perspective, this relationship was, from the outset, a low-cost, temporary and conditional leasing ...
Abraham Wald's Statistical Genius: Survivorship Bias, Sequential Analysis, and Modern Decision Theory
The contribution of Abraham Wald, Hungarian-born mathematician who fled Nazi persecution nd sought refuge in the United States, to the war effort continues to live on today cross wide range of fields, from data science to medicine, finance to ...
The Miscalculated War: Military Lessons Learned from NATO's Intervention in Kosovo (Part 2)
24 Mart 1999'da başlayarak 78 gün boyunca devam eden ve NATO'nun Kosova'daki Slobodan Miloseviç liderliğindeki Sırp güçlerinin etnik temizlik faaliyetlerini durdurmayı, Sırp askeri gücünü zayıflatmayı ve nihayetinde Slobodan ...
The Miscalculated War: Military Lessons Learned from NATO's Intervention in Kosovo (Part 1)
The Allied Force Operation was built upon a fundamental strategic assumption by NATO leadership, particularly the Clinton administration, that Slobodan Milosevic would surrender after a few days of limited bombing. This misguided expectation was the ...
Foldable Engineering: Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) Design and Operational Success
With the introduction of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) in engineering literature, the exploration range increased fivefold and the capacity for scientific data collection experienced a massive ...
They Came in the Name of Peace, They Brought Down the State
The world no longer operates according to the rule of law, but according to power. More accurately, we are living in an age where even power has become lawless. The name of this new era has been coined: outlaw rule. The pretence of law is ...
Grumman HU-16 Albatross: The Technical and Tactical Evolution of Amphibious Aviation and Combat Rescue Operations in the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Designed towards the end of the Second World War and tested during the hottest conflicts of the Cold War, the Albatross has carried out thousands of rescue operations, earning it the nickname ‘mercy ...
Signal Lost, City Halted: The Anatomy of the Potomac Mid-Air Collision Disaster
On 29 January 2025, the mid-air collision between a Black Hawk military helicopter and a regional passenger aircraft at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., went down in history as one of the most intriguing, scrutinised and debated systemic ...
A Cessna 172 in Red Square: Small Plane, Big Crisis
On 28 May 1987, during one of the most critical periods of the Cold War, 19-year-old West German amateur pilot Mathias Rust landed a single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk in the heart of Moscow, on Red Square. This event is considered one of the most ...
On Military Structures Layered by Technology
The most important unmanned combat aircraft programme for the US Air Force is CCA. This acronym stands for Cooperative Combat Aircraft, and the aim is to give one pilot control of multiple robotic jets. This will enable the pilot to assign the most ...
The First Supersonic Fighter Aircraft, the F-100 Super Sabre: A Legendary Inspiration for the Development of New-Generation Aircraft Through Its Failures
The F-100 appeared in various versions throughout its decades of service and saw active duty in Vietnam and other major conflicts before being decommissioned by the United States Air Force (USAF) in the early ...
Murphy's Law in the Context of Aviation Safety: Transition from Precautionary Necessity to Defensive Design Standards
Although Murphy's Law is commonly expressed as the adage ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong,’ in the context of aviation and aerospace engineering, it represents a much deeper and foundational safety ...
Aircraft Name Quiz
The world's longest-produced aircraft. A four- to six-seater, single-engine general aviation aircraft. It has been in continuous production for 80 ...
The Birth and Rise of the Beechcraft King Air 350
Although the King Air line began with the Model 90 and 100 series, the Model 200 and subsequent Model 300 series, developed to meet greater performance requirements, were initially marketed under the name ‘Super King Air’. This ‘Super’ label ...
Turkiye Rolls Up Its Sleeves for 400 Manned, 400 Unmanned, a Total of 800 Combat Aircraft
The need has arisen to initiate the procurement processes or Eurofighter and F-16 Viper ighter jets to meet our minimum 10-year interim period requirement or ighter jets between 2025 and 2035. To say that we will ‘manage’ without purchasing ...
A New Paradigm in Aviation
Today's air ombat oncepts are moving away from a structure based entirely on manned platforms and are focusing on parameters such as autonomy, sensor fusion, artificial intelligence-supported decision-making mechanisms and low visibility. In this ...
The Turkish Monument Tank in Cyprus
A Turkish tank participating in the Cyprus Peace Operation was assigned on 2 August 1974 to support commando units in the region as part of the Lapta Battles. However, while advancing on a narrow road in the Selvili Tepe area, it hit a ...
Embraer–Boeing Partnership: Why Did It Fail?
In 2018, Boeing announced its partnership with Embraer, aiming to rapidly establish a high-quality alternative to Airbus in the 100-150 seat segment by incorporating Embraer's modern and efficient E-Jet E2 family into its ...
What are Aircraft Black Boxes and How are they Analysed?
The black box consists of two main components: the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). The FDR records the aircraft's technical data, while the CVR records the pilots' conversations and cockpit sounds. The devices are ...
Behind the Scenes of the Controlled Landing of the Airbus A320 on the Hudson River
US Airways' Airbus A320 aircraft, after colliding with a flock of birds, lost power in both engines and managed to glide into the icy waters of the river without engines. The entire flight, from take-off to landing on the water, lasted just 5 ...
The Falklands Crisis: The Struggle for Sovereignty in Historical Context (Part 2)
The 1982 Falklands War has taken its place in history as one of the most notable and controversial overseas conflicts of the modern era. Beginning with Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands and ending with the United Kingdom's military ...
The Falkland Crisis: The Struggle for Sovereignty in Historical Context (Part 1)
The fundamental cause of the dispute that led to the Falklands War was the irreconcilable conflict between Britain's de facto control since 1833 and Argentina's deep-rooted claim to sovereignty stemming from its Spanish colonial ...
National Memory in Narratives of the Atomic Bomb: Japan and Korea's Differing Approaches
In an article published in South Korea in 1959, the sentence ‘A single atomic bomb wiped militarism from the face of the earth... This is their shattered corpse’ stood out. The article described the bombing as a ‘just and necessary ...
Guidance Systems in Missiles and Enhancing Guidance Accuracy
In modern defence doctrine, the ability of missiles to strike targets with high accuracy is of great importance not only in terms of military effectiveness but also in terms of reducing civilian ...
Turkey's Eurofighter Typhoon Purchase: A Strategic Transition
Typhoon was selected as a ‘transitional solution’. With its 4.5 generation features (advanced radar, sensor fusion, high manoeuvrability), NATO-compatible infrastructure and European production, it will provide Turkey with a strong air ...
Eurofighter Typhoon is Coming, is HÜRJET Going to the UK?
HÜRJET offers a ready and viable option for the UK. However, the UK may request the integration of a Rolls-Royce or EJ200 engine instead of HÜRJET's current GEF404 engine in order to support its own ...
The Strategic and Historical Background of US Air Operations Against Japan During World War II
The Doolittle Raid, arried out by Americans in 1942 using B-25 strategic bomber aircraft, learly demonstrated the potential of long-range air power to military planners. The idea of rippling an enemy nation's war industry and military-industrial ...
An Exemplary Individual: Turkish Air Force Lieutenant General Lütfi Akdemir
Many highly valued individuals who have risen to great heights have come from this village, but after leaving the village, they rarely return, so they are of no benefit to the villagers or our village. Lütfi Akdemir Pasha (Lieutenant General) was ...
B-29 Superfortress: The Birth of Long-Range Bombing and Its Global Impact
The B-29, serving as the main element f the ffensive against Japan n the Pacific Front, pushed the boundaries f conventional warfare and ultimately became the aircraft that ushered in the nuclear age by enabling the dropping f its atomic bombs ...
Second Life, New Chapter: The Addition of British C-130J-30s to the Turkish Air Force Inventory
Work is continuing on the procurement of 12 C-130J aircraft from the United Kingdom to meet the operational requirements of our Air Force Command. These aircraft have been delivered to the relevant company for tenance and modernisation. Once ...
The Attack on HMS Sheffield in the Falklands War: Through the Eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Nick Batho
This article has been written using statements published on the Save Our Shipmates website by Lieutenant Colonel Nick Batho during the process of making the Board of Inquiry documents public in 2006. Batho, who served as the Air Defence Officer on ...
The First Major Loss: How HMS Sheffield (D80) Was Hit in the Falklands War?
The sinking of the guided missile destroyer HMS Sheffield (D80) on 4 May 1982 by an Exocet missile marks a turning point in the history of modern naval warfare. The loss of HMS Sheffield is seen not only as a military casualty but also as a tragic ...
The Birth and Evolution of the ‘Kill Switch’ Concept in Missile Technology
In missile technology, the flight termination system known as the ‘Kill Switch’ is a critical safety mechanism shaped by public safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance requirements at national test centres, rather than enhancing ...
British Special Forces in the Falklands War: Facts, Myths and Strategy
During the Falklands War, Argentina's mere five air-launched AM-39 Exocet missiles posed a disproportionately large threat to a task force 8,000 miles away from Britain, thereby influencing the course of the ...
German Night Fighters in World War II: The Evolution of Technology and Tactics
The aircraft comprising the German night fighter fleet were not a uniform force, but rather evolved from a variety of platforms in response to the changing demands of the war and technological challenges. Each aircraft's unique story reflected the ...
The Engineering Dimension of Nuclear Weapons Technology: From Principles to Application
‘Enrichment’ is the term given to the process of artificially increasing the proportion of the U-235 isotope in natural uranium. This process is extremely complex and technologically challenging. The level of enrichment determines the intended ...
What is a Ballistic Missile, How Does it Work, and What are its General Characteristics?
A ballistic missile equipped with a nuclear warhead has the power to destroy an entire city. The effects of the explosion, such as thermal radiation, shock waves and radioactive fallout, target not only military objectives but also civilians and ...
Wolf Packs at War: The U-Boat Experience in the Second World War (Unterseeboot) Experience
The German U-boats (submarines) that launched devastating attacks against Allied convoys in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War, and their ‘wolf pack’ tactic, remain among the details that historians consider most significant in ...
Bell UH-1 Huey: The Iconic Helicopter of the Vietnam War and the Face of Air Mobility
When the US Army named the XH-40 prototype the ‘HU-1 Iroquois’, the letters “HU” stood for ‘Helicopter, Utility’. However, this technical designation was quickly transformed by military personnel in the ...
The Birth of Rotor Technology: The Development of the Helicopter During World War II (Part 2 - Final)
After Sikorsky, throughout the 1940s, Frank Nicholas Piasecki, Arthur Middleton Young, Stanley Hiller, Jr. and Charles Kaman competed with each other in helicopter design in the United States. As a result, numerous successful helicopter designs ...
The Birth of Rotor Technology: The Development of the Helicopter During the Second World War (Part 1)
Igor Sikorsky was a pioneering engineer who laid the foundations for modern helicopter design in aviation history. He established the standards for helicopter design as we know it today, particularly by using a single main and single tail ...
In the Footsteps of the Ju 87 Stuka: Nazi Germany's Dive Bomber Legend
The Ju 87 Stuka was first tested in combat conditions in February 1938 during the Spanish Civil War as part of the German Condor Legion. These early operational experiences provided critical data for the aircraft's subsequent technical ...
B-52 Stratofortress Losses and Operational Impacts in the Vietnam War
The Linebacker II Operation, also known as the ‘Christmas Bombing’ of December 1972, was a period during which B-52s suffered significant losses due to North Vietnam's intensive air defence systems. ...
Target Battleship USS Missouri (BB-63): The First Test of Ship Defence Systems in the Gulf War (Part 2 - Final)
The battleship USS Missouri was decommissioned on 30 March 1992, becoming the last ship of its class in service worldwide, and today serves as a museum ship in Hawaii. Similar ships, HMS Gloucester and USS Jarrett, were also later decommissioned and ...
Target Battleship USS Missouri (BB-63): The First Test of Ship Defence Systems in the Gulf War (Part 1)
The anti-ship missile attack carried out by Iraq against the Battleship USS Missouri in 1991 has gone down in history as an event that is insufficiently known both in the public sphere and in defence circles, and is even sometimes recounted with ...
The European Airbus A300 Series Ended Boeing's 70-Year B700 Hegemony in Just 50 Years
Established in the 1970s as a European consortium, Airbus changed the rules of the Boeing-dominated passenger aircraft market, particularly with the launch of the A320 in 1988. With its fly-by-wire controls and unparalleled fuel efficiency, Airbus ...
Eurofighter Purchase, Tayfun Missile, Iron Dome and the European Union's SAFE Programme
The steel dome will be constructed as a ‘security umbrella’ covering the entire Turkish airspace against threats ranging from ‘very low altitude to very high altitude’ and ‘very short range to long ...
The Operational Role and Effectiveness of Search and Rescue Helicopters in the United States
The revolutionary development of helicopter aviation has been groundbreaking in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. Rescue efforts, once constrained by human limitations and rendered impossible in challenging terrains, have been taken to a new level ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 18 – Final)
As I researched further, I realised that the Abrams story is not limited to just sighting systems, firepower, armour thickness or engine power. From logistics to crew ergonomics, price, maintenance organisation, friendly fire incidents to media ...
70 Years of Hegemony in the Sky: The Birth and Rise of Boeing's 700 Series Legend
Boeing's 700 series has revolutionised the skies every decade. Jet travel began with the 707, became mainstream with the 747, widespread with the 737, and set new standards for comfort and efficiency with the 777 and 787. ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 17)
It is well known that success achieved through warfare logy is not only an engineering feat, but also depends on its application in the field and decision support systems, as well as the ability of soldiers in the field to assimilate the ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 16)
Despite technological superiority, many US armoured vehicles have been mistakenly hit by allied forces ue to identification errors, coordination failures and communication problems. Such incidents emonstrate that the success of warfare technology ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 15)
These incidents, involving advanced armoured platforms such as the M1A1 Abrams M2 Bradley, once again demonstrate that technological superiority does not guarantee success on the battlefield; rather, the human factor, decision support systems ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 14)
The Desert Storm Operation has been one of the most discussed and studied conflicts in modern warfare history in terms of friendly fire incidents. The results of the investigation into the friendly fire and fratricide incidents involving M1A1 Abrams ...
When were chemical weapons first used?
A weapon classified as a chemical weapon may have been used since ancient times, but the systematic use of chemical weapons as part of a strategy is a relatively recent ...
Can Turkey Realise Indonesia's Turboprop Regional Commercial Aircraft Dream?
Indonesia, with its geographical structure consisting of more than 17,000 islands, is the world's largest archipelago and the fourth most populous country with a population of approximately 280 million. Countries with intense geographical challenges ...
Why and how did tanks come into existence?
The British sent their first tank battalions to France in August 1916 and participated in the first offensive at the Somme. Thus, tanks were used on the battlefield for the first ...
One Nation, Two States, One Air Force: Joint Use of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Air Forces
Turkey's pursuit of autonomy in the defence sector and the scenario of indirectly adding JF-17 Block 3 aircraft to its inventory via Azerbaijan could offer Turkey an opportunity to expand its geopolitical playing field in the airspace, while also ...
Warnings for Celebrities Volunteering to Go to Gaza and Fight Against Israel
If they go to Gaza, they have no idea that they will be shot on the first day or die of fear. Going to war is not like going on a picnic. It's not like chatting with a few people in a studio. I think they should just do what they know how to do. But ...
Budget constraints, challenging routes, short runways... The only solution: turboprop
With challenging terrains such as Indonesia, India, Japan, China, South America, Africa, etc., budget-friendly, short-runway experts, and saving them both time and money, ‘They can’t give up turboprop regional commercial ...
IDEF-25 Impressions; Dancing with Rockets
As the headline suggests, Roketsan was the star of the show. The rocket family it showcased, particularly the TAYFUN Block 4 ballistic missile, captured everyone's attention. Another significant system was the ŞİMŞEK Satellite Launch System. ...
In Turkey; Not for Turkey, but for the Global Market: ‘Establishing a Regional Commercial Aircraft Consortium’ is Possible. How?
In the aircraft market, there are no countries or companies that invest in aircraft design and construction solely for their own country and using their own resources. This segment is a very important commercial aviation segment that requires ...
From Imitation to Threat: Technological Theft or Strategic Success? The Reality of the Chinese Air Force and Its Impact on the Global Power Balance
Some view Chinese-made aircraft as Robin Hood-like, ‘taking from the rich and giving to the poor,’ while others see them as outright espionage, and still others as the result of a successful R&D ...
Second Act in the Theatrical War
The United States, which tested Russia with Ukraine and Iran with Israel, also tested its own ability to conduct intercontinental air strikes and once again emerged ...
The Changing Security Paradigm in the Israel-Iran Conflict: The Concept of the New Battlefield and Multi-Layered Defence
Historically, the battlefield has evolved from a narrow geographical space to a global, multi-layered and dynamic terrain, in parallel with technological and strategic developments. The battlefield is no longer just the front line; it is now the ...
Iran-Israel and the Principle of Reciprocity
Israel has struck you at your heart, destroyed your command structure, nuclear facilities, and scientists, and it's not the first time it's done this, yet you keep talking about what you will ...
‘Now I know why God kept me alive for 25 more years,’ said Jack Northrop, the mastermind behind the B-2 Spirit, when he saw it.
Jack Northrop was a legendary aircraft signer and aircraft manufacturer. Jack's real name was John Knudsen Northrop, and he was one of the first advocates of integrated metal construction for aircraft fuselages and wings, as well as flying wing ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 13)
The M1A1 Abrams' superior speed, mobility, and manoeuvrability have been frequently highlighted by tank commanders and crews. The tank's agile and effective manoeuvring capability across various terrain types has made it a decisive platform in terms ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
The success of the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank stems from the synergy between its technological superiority, which it effectively transferred to the battlefield during the Gulf War, the competence of its highly trained crew, and its flexible and ...
Italian Hero Buys German Armoured Dream
Italian Defence and Automotive Industries Take a Step Towards an International Prestige Project. War has knocked on Europe's door, and military needs have entered a period of radical ...
Global Aviation Companies Have Merged to Become Giants
Companies in the United States are entirely privately owned, in line with the country's liberal economic model. This situation is similar in Europe, where the private sector dominates, although some European companies are partly state-owned. Russian ...
The Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 11)
The Iraqi Army's tank tactics during the 1991 Desert Storm Operation were largely based on static defensive positions and predefined strategies. This approach, shaped by the experiences of the Iran-Iraq War, failed to keep pace with the dynamics of ...
Gulf War and the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 10)
The primary function of the VLQ-8A IR Countermeasure System, which is integrated into a limited number of M1A1 Abrams, is designed to protect armoured combat vehicles against anti-tank missiles with infrared (IR) guidance systems that have become ...
Lockheed Martin Disqualified from Fighter League! Paying the F-35's Diet?
Boeing won the USAF NGAD programme, which was announced by US President Trump at the White House on 21 March 2025, and the aircraft was declared as the ...
US Sixth Generation Fighter F-47: Why Now?
The Trump administration wants to demonstrate that it seeks to maintain its strategic deterrence in the air and space domain, and wants to prove it with the F-47, a sixth-generation fighter jet design. This is because the presence of ...
What does GOLDEN DOME mean?
‘My focus as commander-in-chief is to build the strongest military of the future,’ Trump said, according to the Associated Press. As a first step, I am asking Congress to fund a state-of-the-art ‘golden dome’ missile defence shield to ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 9)
The main reasons for the success of the M1A1 Abrams tank in the Gulf War are the combination of technological superiority, crew training, logistic support and the characteristics of the operational environment. This technological superiority has ...
Upcoming Wars in the Light of Spiritual and Mystical Signs
Let me summarise the prophecy: "Germany and Russia will go to war with a nuclear dimension. Russia will attack Germany with nuclear missiles. ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 8)
The main elements hat provide he mobility of he M1A1 Abrams ank are he power system, drive system, suspension system and control system. These systems cover all mechanical components from he ank's engine o he wheels and directly affect he ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 7)
Initially, the M1 Abrams tank was known for its very high fuel consumption. The tank was considered one of the least fuel efficient tanks on the battlefield, travelling less than one mile per gallon. This resulted in the tank requiring constant ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 6)
The tracks of the M1A1 are designed to provide high traction on sandy terrain. In this way, the tank can move and manoeuvre easily without sinking in the ...
Can Manned Combat Aircraft Do What Unmanned Combat Aircraft Do?
Most of the time, the answer to this question was ‘no, UAVs & UCAVs cannot do what manned fighter jets do’, based on the performance and capacities of today's UCAVs and manned fighter ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 5)
DU, which is an economical material with a cost of approximately USD 30 per kilogram, has significantly increased the combat effectiveness of the tank by exhibiting a superior performance in absorbing the energy of the bullets hitting the armour and ...
We Dodged a Bullet! The F-35 Fighter Jet is Turning into a $2 Trillion Headache! Can Elon Musk Fix the F-35 Programme?
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, who was chosen by President Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, seems to start increasing the efficiency of government spending with the F-35 fighter jet, which turned into a ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 4)
In 1990, in the face of the increasing likelihood of ground operations, the US Army embarked on an effort to equip as many units as possible with the M1A1 HA (Heavy Armour) configuration, preferably the most advanced version, in order to increase ...
Laser-based training systems used in military units are changing
The working principle of the system was very simple. In offensive and defensive aining, two opposing units (one in defence and one in offence) fought each other by applying the methods taught in single soldier combat aining and situation-based ...
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): History, Usage Areas and Effects
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a weapon of electromagnetic warfare that generates high-power microwaves aimed at destroying or disabling sensitive electronic components such as navigation, guidance and sensor ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 3)
The operation, known as ‘Operation Desert Shield’, aimed at the defence of Saudi Arabia, soon acquired a multinational character. The Coalition, which expanded with the participation of Egypt, Syria, France and the United Kingdom, began to ...
When will the Remote Controlled Vehicle Command be established in the Turkish Army?
When successful results were obtained on land, remote-controlled devices started to be used at sea. Ukraine, which previously shot down many large and small Russian naval vessels in the Black Sea with Turkish UCAVs, modified drones and vehicles such ...
The World's Fastest Turboprop-Engined Business Aircraft, Nicknamed the Ferrari of the Sky; Can It Be Turkey's Entry Plane to the Civil Aircraft Industry?
The Piaggio P180 Evo is actually the world's most stylish business jet with only propellers. It's been optimised so that a single pilot can fly ...
Possible Sale of 100 Kaans Opens the Door to 100 Years of Strategic Cooperation between Ankara and Riyadh
I foresee that the possibility of selling 100 Kaans will be kept at the top of the agenda as a ‘secret’ topic during future defence talks between the ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 2)
In order to fully assess the role and success of the M1A1 Abrams tanks in the Gulf War, it is vital to understand the combat environment in which these tanks were deployed, the threats they faced and their place in the overall strategy of the ...
Baykar's Acquisition of Piaggio Will Be an Important Milestone in the Strategic and International Growth of the Turkish Aircraft Industry
The agreement between Baykar and Piaggio will have far-reaching strategic implications, not only securing the future of Piaggio, but also increasing the Italian and Turkish shares in the European and international aerospace ...
What will the Turkish Baykar's acquisition of Italian Piaggio bring to Baykar and Piaggio?
Baykar had previously shown no signs of wanting to enter the production of manned aircraft, while Italian Piaggio was a company on the agenda with its P.180 Avanti turboprop aircraft, which is mainly manned (7-9 ...
Gulf War and the M1 A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Part 1)
Following the production of a series of test vehicles, the first serial production M1 tank rolled off the production line in February 1980. The M1 Abrams main battle tank is named in memory of Creighton Williams Abrams Jr., an armoured tank ...
Gun Control Debates and the 2011 Tucson Attack in the USA
On 8 January 2011, Giffords and 18 others were holding a ‘Congress on Your Corner’ public meeting event in the car park of a Safeway supermarket in Casas Adobes, Arizona, near Tucson, when they were attacked at gunpoint by Jared Lee ...
Assessments on the Turkish Air Force's Selection and Procurement of the C-130J-30 (Chapter 14 Final)
Turkey's decision to purchase C-130J aircraft should be based on a comprehensive assessment of multiple criteria such as platform lifetime, technological level, life cycle costs, political relations and logistic support. ...
Yemen, Houthis and the Red Sea
The Houthis have been targeting ships in the Red Sea since November 2023, after Israel launched a military operation against Gaza. The Houthis claim that they ‘targeted ships carrying aid to Israel ’ in solidarity with ...
What has happened in Syria and what is likely to happen
The fall of such totalitarian regimes, which seem to be very strong, is always very short. Similar to the fall of the Saddam regime in Iraq, the totalitarian Assad regime is also collapsing in Syria. The war that lasted 13 years ended in almost 13 ...
Assessments on the Turkish Air Force's Selection and Procurement of the C-130J-30 (Chapter 13)
The UK has previously decided to add both C-130J and A400M aircraft to its fleet. This decision allows the RAF to maintain its current operational capacity and to have a flexible fleet that can meet future air transport ...
Assessments on the Turkish Air Force's Selection and Procurement of the C-130J-30 (Chapter 12)
In line with the plans set out in the 2021 Defence Command Document, the United Kingdom has put 14 C-130J Hercules transport aircraft in the Royal Air Force inventory up for sale. Thirteen of these aircraft are the long-range and high-carrying ...
Can You See Below the Iceberg in Family Businesses? How Has Father F-4 Successfully Protected Turkey's Skies for 50 Years?
Among the F-4Es flying in the Turkish Air Force, there are both 1969 and 1977 models, that is, the Father Phantoms in the Turkish Air Force are aircraft with 47-55 airframe fe. It is estimated that their average flight hours are also at the last ...
Evaluations on the Turkish Air Force's Selection and Procurement Process of the C-130J-30 (Chapter 11)
In today's world of hybrid warfare and asymmetric threats, air supply and transport systems must be able to adapt rapidly to ever-changing conditions. In this context, the capabilities of military cargo aircraft that will take part in tactical and ...
Electromagnetic cannon and launching systems
The first electromagnetic launch system that comes to mind is the EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch) system being developed by the US Navy. This technology stands out as an alternative to the traditional steam-based catapult systems used ...
Airbus A400M Atlas from Turkish Air Force's Military Cargo Aircraft (Part 10)
The A400M Atlas is one of the most dvanced tactical nd strategic ir transport platforms of the 21st century. Thanks to its large cargo compartment nd high carrying capacity, it can easily carry heavy nd oversized loads that previous generation ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part 9)
A400M military transport aircraft serial number MSN 023 crashed during a test flight in Seville, Spain. Two test pilots and two flight test engineers were killed among the six-member Spanish crew on board the aircraft, which made its first flight ...
SAHA Istanbul EXPO-2024 Impressions
Teknofest will make a great contribution to the recognition of the TRNC. TRNC President Mr. Despite the statements made by Mr Ersin Tatar, President of the TRNC, and Mr Selçuk Bayraktar at the Adana Teknofest, there is currently no definite date ...
Can China Now See the US Invisible Aircraft F-35 and F-22?
China's ‘Groundbreaking New Radar’ uses signals from the Chinese BeiDou Satellite System to detect F-22 and F-35 Stealth fighter ...
What is Asymmetric Warfare?
Today's battles and conflicts are generally fought not against conventional defensive and offensive adversaries, but against small, mobile, technologically advanced, usually non-uniformed, quickly mingling with the public, and fuzzy (vague, unknown) ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part 8)
Aircraft undergo a comprehensive testing rocess to ensure that they can safely navigate in the air. Ground and flight tests are carried out meticulously on the aircraft's structural integrity, engine erformance, control systems and other critical ...
Tank Requirements of the Turkish Army
Let us consider the centre and west of Turkey as the first region. For this region, the i AMT solution is ideal. Let us characterise the east and south-east of Turkey as the second region. For this region, a heavy and expensive platform like ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part 7)
The cockpit of the A400M features a ballistic protection system specially designed to protect the crew against ballistic threats. With this feature, the cockpit offers an appropriate level of protection against bullets from small-calibre weapons, ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part 6)
Strategic Importance of Combat Readiness Rate. One of the most critical indicators directly affecting the combat effectiveness of an air force is its combat readiness rate. A high combat readiness rate brings the following strategic ...
Airbus A400M Atlas from Turkish Air Force's Military Cargo Aircraft (Part 5)
The project is based on work sharing in line with the number of aircraft ordered by the participating countries. In this way, Turkey has achieved significant technological gains by strengthening its domestic defence industry and has become an ...
What are the codes of Israel's Old Testament-inspired radio operation against Hezbollah?
The immobility of the targeted men due to the pain of circumcision parallels the situation of Hezbollah officers, whose radios and pagers malfunction, resulting in severed fingers and blindness, akin to devices exploding in the waist or pocket area, ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part 4)
The A400M ATLAS is multi-purpose military transport ircraft developed by Europe. Designed to meet the specific needs of the ir forces of Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Spain, Turkey, Luxembourg nd the United Kingdom, the A400M is produced by ...
The Aviation Industry to be Established in the Southeastern Anatolia Region will be the Flagship of the Region and Turkey in National Development
With the establishment of the aviation industry, our Southeastern Anatolia Region will become a complex of agriculture, livestock, agricultural crops, food products, machinery, aircraft, electricity, electronics, petroleum and petrochemical ...
An Alternative Model for Outsourcing Fighter Aircraft Procurement
our domestic and national combat aircraft projects such as Hürjet and Kaan continue. We are also planning to modernise our F-16s and carry them into the future by evolving them into two different types, either the latest configuration Block 70 ...
Turkey can become one of the world's commercial aircraft giants. Cizre Based Aircraft Industry Complex Proposal.
Turkey entered the military aviation industry with fixed and rotary wing manned and unmanned flying platforms (aeroplanes and helicopters). If we accept the Gökbey helicopter for civilian purposes, we can say that we have also entered the ...
An Overview of the Turkish Air Force's Military Cargo Aircraft (Part 3)
In our previous article, we evaluated why the C-130 Hercules is such a successful and valuable aircraft. Now, we will discuss the place of this legendary aircraft in the Turkish Air ...
The Latest in Tank Design: PL-01 Light Tank
The tank is similar in appearance to some of the German and French new design tanks. Its angular shape provides protection against conventional RPG anti-tank weapons. This also makes it difficult to see on ...
An Overview of Military Cargo Aircraft of Turkish Air Force (Part-1)
The cover photo shows the Turkish Armed Forces' night airdrop capabilities during the Erciyes 2018 Exercise. Soldiers of the Turkish Land Forces are seen in front of the CN-235-100 tactical transport aircraft of the Turkish Air Force, preparing to ...
The Necessity and Benefits of the ‘Internationalisation’ of Turkey's Aircraft Industry
It may be argued that internationalisation focuses on foreign direct investment. However, in fact internationalisation is an important way to grow and create added value to the investment in aircraft design and ...
New Developments in European Tank Models and Thoughts on the Altay Tank
The tanks are now equipped with electro-optical systems to provide early warning not only against anti-tank weapons, but also against drones and UCAVs. ...
Recoilless Cannons Return to Battlefields
Until recently, recoilless cannons were also used in the Turkish army, with models that could be used both from the ground on a tripod and mounted on a vehicle. ...
Knight Pilots in Turkish Aviation
The first common denominator of chivalrous people is that they have a 'cause' for which they pay a price and take risks. In this direction, they strive in an idealistic and devoted attitude. ...
Turkish F-16s Deployed in Qatar?
it is rumoured that Turkey is in the process of deploying even fighter jets to Qatar. According to a report in Azernews on 26 July, "Turkey will send two patrol ships and six F-16 aircraft to ...
The Exemplary Rise of Embraer, the World's Third Largest Commercial Aircraft Manufacturer
Founded in 1969, Embraer is a Brazilian aeronautical conglomerate that manufactures and provides aviation services for commercial, military, administrative and agricultural production purposes, and is the world's third largest civil ...
Is Individual Gun Ownership Something to Fear?
Expert bias refers to the tendency of experts to have certain prejudices due to their own experiences, beliefs or connections. These biases can affect the objectivity of experts and the advice or opinions they ...
Brazilian C-390 Millennium's Great Export Attack Surprises its Manufacturer Embraer
Brazil's Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, the world's third largest civil aircraft manufacturer, has achieved a tremendous export ...
Is there any possibility of co-operation between TAI and AIRBUS in the international marketing of HÜRJET?
TAI and AIRBUS have a long history of partnership in projects for the procurement of Turkey's aircraft requirements in civil and military ...
What is the root cause of Russian hostility to the Azov Battalion?
Using the Eastern Corps as a backbone, the Azov Battalion was formed on 5 May 2014 in Berdiansk by a white nationalist. Azov started as a unit of the Special Tasks Patrol Police. It is known as the Azov Special Operations ...
What is Confirmation Bias? Does it Lead to Individual Gun Purchases?
Confirmation bias is the tendency for people to prioritise information that supports their own ...
HÜRJET landed at Torrejón Air Base of the Spanish Air Force. A400M and HÜRJET Exchange is Possible
The HÜRJET is among the candidate aircraft that the Spanish Aerospace Forces plans to procure to replace the F-5, the CASA/Northrop advanced jet trainer aircraft, which it plans to remove from its inventory in 2028. Other candidates are the US ...
Defence Industry Fictions - If I Were Me Series (3): From an Air Defence System with Bozdoğan Missiles to New Horizons
Many countries around the world are working on the dual-purpose use of air-to-air missiles. In this way, benefits such as making air defence more sustainable and resilient by increasing the variety, and achieving a significant reduction in ...
Why M-16 rifles could not fire in the Vietnam War? (Part 2)
In the tests, it was found that the M-16 was more effective than the M-14 or the Soviet AK-47, but not a reliable weapon, the cause of contamination, jamming and deterioration in the M-16s was the transition to gunpowder ...
Why is the Western World, which sells F-35s and Rafales to Greece, not selling F-16s and Eurofighters to Turkey?
It is quite meaningful that while NATO member Greece easily purchases F-35 and Rafale jets, the United States and its like-minded allies apply ‘double standards’ against another NATO member and Western ally, Turkey. ...
Why M-16 Rifles Couldn't Shoot in the Vietnam War (Part 1)
Nearly a century before the Vietnam War, weapons designers made a startling discovery in wound ballistics: Small, fast bullets, when fired into human or animal flesh, caused more damage than large projectiles. While a large artillery shell could ...
The State should not compete with its own private sector in the defence industry. This would be a strategic mistake
The organisation, human and capital structure of an SOE is contrary to human nature in order to develop, make it efficient and etitive. It would be the wisest and most economical behaviour to form the defence industry from private enterprise ...
How the AR-15 Rifle Became America's Most Dangerous Weapon
Today, the AR-15 is the most popular and most controversial rifle in America. For many Americans it is seen as a symbol of Second Amendment rights, while others see it as a symbol of a gun culture that encourages uncontrolled ...
IAI Kfir; Integration of French and American Technologies, Product of Practical Knowledge and Skill, was an Effective Fighter Aircraft
The Kfir was prototyped in 1970, made its first flight in 1973, entered service with the Israeli Air Force in 1975, and was used in various conflicts, including the 1982 Lebanon War and the 1991 Gulf ...
Greece intends to sell F-16s, Mirage 2000s and even F-4Es that it will take out of service. Who are the Potential Buyers?
The Greek Air Force will consist of approximately 40 F-35As, 40 Rafales and 84 F-16Vs. Mirage 2000-5s are F-4E and F-16 Block 30s will also be ...
Defence Industry Fictions - If I Were Me Series (2) Battleships Concept
In the near future, when UCAVs and UCAVs will be more widely used, how can the stealth feature expected from a naval platform change? ...
Defense Industry (1) - An Asymmetric Armoured Concept of Operations from Europe to America
Fast, agile and scalable platforms are required in terms of economy and manpower, which are capable of achieving frontline deployment, combat and retreat together. When we look at the domestic and national systems that can fulfil this need, the ...
Tupolev Tu-144 was the world's first supersonic passenger aircraft, but it never left Concorde's shadow
The Tu-144 could reach a speed of Mach 2.15 compared to Concorde's Mach 2.04. However, although slower than the Tu-144, the Concorde had a longer range of 3,900 nautical miles, allowing it to fly transatlantic ...
Concorde was an aircraft ahead of its time. Its farewell to the sky was sad
Concorde was one of only two civilian supersonic jet aircraft to fly commercially; the other was the Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-144, which was operational in the late 1970s. Concorde could cross the Atlantic in 3 hours under normal conditions at an ...
Vietnam War and Air-to-surface Missiles
aircraft loaded with AGM-12B ammunition lacked the range to enable a relatively safe attack from outside the range of the SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, one of the air defence systems of the Democratic Republic of am (DRV, North ...
Is Turkey's Defence Expenditure of 2.09% in 2024, Above the NATO Target, Enough to Have a Strong Army?
Greece continues to arm itself against Turkey. As of 2024, Greece spent 3.08% on defence expenditures, despite a slight decline in defence expenditures compared to 2021. Turkey, on the other hand, could only increase from 1.61% to ...
How Air-to-Air Missiles Were Used in the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the first war in which air-to-air missiles (AAMs) were widely used, first by the United States and after 1965 by the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF, North Vietnamese Air ...
How the Soviets were able to copy the American AIM-9 Sidewinder Airborne Missile through reverse engineering and espionage during the Cold War?
The first successful Sidewinder engagement took place on 24 September 1958. In the summer of 1958, rising tensions between China and Taiwan over the Taiwan Strait provided the first opportunity to test the Sidewinder in combat. ...
Which Countries Still Use F-5? Which aircraft will be the successors of the F-5?
Since two-thirds of F-5 user countries also operate F-4, F-16, F/A-18, F-15 or Mirage aircraft, the role of the F-5 has shifted from a first-class fighter to a lead ...
HÜRJET; U.S. Navy's Light Armed Attack and Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft Candidate
The U.S. Navy is postponing the replacement of the T-45 Goshawk advanced jet trainer by two years. Among the that will replace the T-45 is TAI's HÜRJET, Turkey's export champion candidate light armed attack and advanced jet trainer ...
Problems in the supply of personnel in the armies of the world
When I came across British officers who had left the army working in cafes or as bartenders, I would ask them why they had left the army. The answer was always the same: "Working in the army is too risky now. The possibility of death or injury is ...
TAI, Founded on 28 June 1973 to Build Our Own Aircraft, is 51 Years Old
The establishment of I in 1973, the establishment of I with the USA in 1984 for the production of F-16s, the merger of I-TUSAŞ in 2005, and a serious restructuring under the roof of I with 100% Turkish capital (45% owned by SSB and 55% by ...
Legendary Air Dominance F-14 Tomcat; A Fighter Aircraft Built Specially for a War That Never Happened, Still Unreplaced
With the rise of China, the US Navy is looking for an aircraft that can offer the air superiority capability of the ...
Problems caused by tanks and armoured vehicles supplied to Ukraine by the US and European countries
Western assistance is vital to sustain Ukraine's war effort, but the systems provided are not enough for Ukraine to tip the balance with ...
What is the "Sensor Fusion" Feature in Advanced Combat Aircraft?
Sensor fusion provides "Superman" capabilities to the pilot. Thanks to this feature, pilots are transformed into people with superior capabilities, who can observe their surroundings at 360 degrees at very long ranges, analyse enormous data very ...
Why Drones Failed to Revolutionise Air Warfare (Part 1)
Drones were used extensively in the military campaign in Western Libya (2019-2020), the Syrian civil war (2011-2021) and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (2020). However, contrary to expectations, drones on their own have not been able to revolutionise ...
New needs and opportunities emerging in the world armoured vehicle industry
During the Russian-Ukrainian war, there was an official tank shortage. This was because overdeveloped anti-tank weapon technologies led to massive tank losses in battles, and tank losses could not be completed in a short period of ...
The sky was left orphaned and unattended in South Korea. The legendary "Father Phantom" said goodbye to S. Korea.
The F-4 Phantom II is the most produced jet fighter aircraft in the western world with a total of 5057 units. The 5057th F-4E, tail number 78-0744, produced at McDonnell Douglas' St. Louis facility, was also in the S. Korean Air Force ...
Russia's red lines are being crossed one by one
Russia's threats are not taken seriously. Even Russia's threats that it might use nuclear weapons are not taken seriously. The United States and European countries continue to send weapons to ...
An Air Force that Neglects OKKU Jet Fighters Makes a Strategic Mistake
Mature and Proven Aircraft are aircraft that have been in service for a long time, have been subjected to periodic configuration modernisations according to conjunctural needs, have performed hundreds of thousands of sorties, have released thousands ...
Are anti-tank obstacles effective in stopping tanks?
The tanks were used for the first time on the Western Front in Europe, and when were seen on the battlefield, created fear in German soldiers. Under the influence of this psychological pressure, the British broke through the front, but ...
How language was used as an effective weapon in the Gulf War
War is fought not only with soldiers, guns and bombs, but also with words. Leaders, armies, media organisations and even ordinary people use the power of language to promote their cause and shape public ...
Innovative tactics of the Uzov Brigade and what happened to the Russian tank
When the Uzov Brigade troops realised from the drone footage that the tank was still intact and usable, they decided to capture it. However, this had to be done secretly, as the tank was 300-400 metres from the Russian ...
SAAB A Competitor or Potential for Cooperation
Possible co-operation between Sweden and Turkey favours the joint use of subsystems. Since each subsystem will come with its own software, the resistance of the resulting products against countermeasures can be significantly increased. ...
Israel's New Target Lebanon
The ‘Operation Iron Swords’ launched by Israel against the Aqsa Flood initiated by HAMAS with the use of unlimited force, let alone the use of ‘Unproportional Force’, was not only against Gaza and the West Bank, but also focused on Hezbollah ...
ASELSAN's Murad AESA Radar will be a Very Important ‘Force Multiplier’ in Military Aviation
The radar of a fighter aircraft is a very important and necessary element of its combat capability, and the capacity and capability of this radar is the coefficient of the mission effectiveness of the aircraft that uses ...
HÜRJET, an aircraft that promises more than what is asked of it
HÜRJET almost guarantees that it will be a very good ‘advanced jet training aircraft’, but it seems to be saving its real claim for the role of ‘light attack ...
Development and Future Applications of Laser Weapons
In the military field, the idea of using lasers as directable energy weapons has attracted considerable interest. In the late 1960s, the United States Department of Defence began to investigate the military potential of laser technology and invested ...
The 10 Most Expensive Military Aircraft in the World
With the highest annual military expenditure in the world, the USA also has the best but most costly air power in the world. Let's take a closer look at the 10 most expensive military aircraft produced in the USA, which help this country to ...
GAZZE test of the Israeli Army's Merkava tanks
In October, footage was released of a small Hamas drone rigged with explosives disabling a $4 million Merkava. ...
The Illusion of Security: Individual Armament and Excessive Personal Confidence
Firearms are powerful tools that require responsible use. Overconfidence can create a false sense of security. Combined with this overconfidence effect, the possession of a firearm is a very dangerous combination. ...
The war is about to spread all over Europe: US Unleashes HIMARS, Denmark Unleashes F-16s Against Russians... What Does the West Want to Do?
The United States has authorised the use of HIMARS for the Karkiv region against Russian territory. In a way, this American step, ‘taken’ to escalate a war that has been going on for more than two years, marks a serious escalation when ...
Why Turkey should buy Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft (even if 40 F-16Vs are procured)?
The Eurofighter Typhoon, especially its most advanced variant FGR3, remains in the rocurement lan of the Turkish Air Force as a multi-role fighter aircraft. Although my favourite variant is the FGR4, the fact that Turkey will naturally be able to ...
A ‘user-friendly’ jet fighter aircraft will add a lot to air power
In the design of the ircraft, which is whole of systems, the opinions, evaluations, suggestions, criticisms nd contributions of pilots nd ircraft maintainers must be taken into consideration. Because they will keep that ircraft ready for war ...
Why are Israel's Merkava Tanks Being Hit?
The Israeli army, which neutralised its enemies in a short time by applying the manoeuvre concept in previous wars, could not apply its classical doctrine and concepts in built-up areas, which by their nature limit the effect of fire and mobility. ...
Why Does the US Refuse to Provide AIM 120 D Air-to-air Missiles that Turkey Wants to Include in the F-16 Acquisition Package?
In fact, Turkey was planning to purchase a more advanced version of this missile, the AMRAAM D (AIM 120 D), instead of the AMRAAM C-8. This is how the Turkish Air Force's request went to the Pentagon. ...
If our Export Champion Candidate HÜRJET wins the Spanish Tender; Romania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Portugal, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. Are they next?
While Spain is examining four air platforms/aircraft and systems for the replacement of the F-5, is also exploring the possibility of a brand new design. This new design could involve buying a design made by another company and developing as ...
Why Don't We Have New Defence and Offensive Strategies Specific to Turkey?
In today's wars, inflicting minimum casualties should be seen as a success. The focus should be on the defence of the personnel, avoiding casualties, and weapon power and firepower should be increased as much as ...
How the Pamir 62 Rescue Operation in Afghanistan was Realised?
They loaded their equipment and weapons into the MD530F helicopter, completed the pre-flight checks and boarded the helicopter. The American-Afghan duo in the cockpit took off for the flight at 08.20 ...
Why USAF F-35A Went Down in the USA, 28 May 2024?
Pilot of the F-35A that crashed in the evening hours of 28 May following take-off in the USA ...
When Will Town Sheriff Biden Stop Butcher Netanyahu?
Innocent men, women and children were mutilated and burnt alive in Rafah, witness the images and ask yourself, are you on the right side of ...
Iconic US spy plane, the U-2
The U-2 was designed to fly at very high altitudes, making it difficult to detect from the ground. It was primarily intended to be used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance. U-2s, which have been in the air for 69 years, continue to ...
Why Moscow is not losing in Ukraine despite the West's active support for Kiev?
According to the Pentagon, Russia began to recover again in Ukraine. Austin had to tell his interlocutors at the April meeting that ‘Russia has increased its production, they are doing better than we ...
China Intimidates Taiwan's New President with Two-Day Siege
The Chinese navy, which constitutes the main backbone of the Chinese Army, surrounded Taiwan Island. It carried out surface and underwater manoeuvres to intimidate Taiwan by blockading from the sea. The Taiwanese did not pay ...
Is Individual Armament Necessary? Or Not?
There are messages that it is very difficult to have a legal licensed weapon in Turkey and that this should be facilitated and that bad guys can easily access illegal unlicensed weapons while good guys cannot access legal and licensed weapons. ...
Leopard 2a5 Tank, Made in Germany
The original hull of the Leopard 2 has intermittent multilayer armour. The armour consists of steel plates of different hardnesses, elastic materials and other non-metallic materials capable of withstanding 125 mm APFSDS rounds fired from a distance ...
Task Force Normandy: The Deep Operation That Launched Operation Desert Storm (Part 2)
President Bush secretly announced D-Day on 17 January 1991, the beginning of the air war against Iraq, and the whole world held its breath in anticipation of ...
Are Russian or Western tanks better?
In addition to being technically better, a tank's contribution to victory is also important. A good tank should also be good in many aspects such as cost, production time, mass production speed, use, adaptability to geographical conditions, ...
Task Force Normandy: The Deep Operation That Launched Operation Desert Storm (Part 1)
Task Force Normandy was one of the smallest, but one of the most successful and important, of the Joint Army-Air Force operations during the initial offensives in Operation Desert Storm. On 17 January 1991, during the opening hours in the Iraqi ...
The Problem of Combat Stress in Troops Taking Part in the Fight Against Terrorism.
Phobias are usually a distress from pre-military life (such as fear of bullets or loud noises and even fainting, seeing a goblin when alone in the dark at night, seeing an old man with a white beard, or being doubled over if a slight movement is ...
Is Kharkiv, Ukraine's Second Largest City, Falling to the Russians?
2024 The intensity of Russian bombardments, which started in March, is causing great destruction in Kharkiv. It is evaluated that the city is now at risk of becoming a ‘second ...
First Tank Battle in Anatolia: 1402 Battle of Ankara
Timur's two great battles are cited as examples of his commanding genius: The Indian Campaign and the Battle of Ankara with the Ottomans are highlighted as Timur's battles that ended in decisive ...
Why did Leopard 2 tanks perform so poorly in Ukraine?
Errors were made in the tactical use of tanks in Ukraine. It is not appropriate for tanks to act alone. Tanks have to move with infantry for close security and defence against tank destroyers. ...
Can Superman Really Fly?
Could Superman fly in the Earth's atmosphere and in space according to the known laws of physics? Does Superman have the right thrust to fly in the Earth's atmosphere and in ...
What Use Are Outdated Leopard 1A5 Tanks for Ukraine?
Leopard 2 tanks were developed to replace the Leopard 1A5 tanks and the existing tanks were subjected to some modernisation projects by most countries or started to be used more in reconnaissance units. ...
What are the Military Mission Areas of UAV Systems?
When the existing are analysed, it is seen that the features such as portability, deployability and ease of use required by tactical field reconnaissance and surveillance missions can be better met by rotary wing (helicopter/VTOL) UAV ...
New Tank Model of the Russian Army: Turtle Tank
While the West is working on these new tanks, which are planned to be equipped with active armour, automatic loading system and many other innovations, Russia also has a new tank project known as Armata. However, for some time now, another ...
What are the Military Uses of UAV Systems?
Today, UAVs/UCAVs have actually undertaken many of the tasks performed by manned ft. However, at the moment, missions such as operating in areas with high air defence threats or protecting the airspace, engaging manned or unmanned combat ...
Development Process of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and UAV Development Activities in Turkey
UAVs began to be used in the 1930s for the testing and training of anti-aircraft systems. The QQ-19 was the first mass-produced unmanned target aircraft, and around 48,000 units were produced from 1933 onwards and were in use until the end of the ...
F-16 OZGUR complements MMU KAAN
While the F-22s were shelved, the F-15EX and F-16Blok70 Viper versions began to appear on the production lines as brand new aircraft. For the Navy, the Super Hornet F-18E/Fs were also included in this scope. ...
What is the Levander System Used by Israel for Mass Massacres in Gaza?
Speaking to the Israel-based ‘+972 Magazine’, 6 intelligence officials also provided information about the artificial intelligence-based killing machine. According to intelligence officials, der has been the main actor in the Gaza war. ...
Using Aviation for Dirty Wars and Malicious Acts
The words of the great Atatürk, ‘War is a murder unless the life of a nation is endangered’, is a mind-opening statement that draws the boundaries of what is reasonable and ‘removes wars fought for the defence of the homeland and the use of ...
Why is Ukraine unable to use Patriot air defence systems effectively?
The Patriot air defence systems were first delivered to Ukraine in April 2023, after the training of Ukrainian personnel who would use them, and handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (USK). However, it was observed that these weapons could not ...
How to Fight Forest Fires with In-fuselage Tanks in Helicopters?
Which method is better for forest fires depends on the type of fire, the type of terrain and the characteristics of the helicopter. Buckets may be more suitable for small and difficult to access fires, while tanks may be more effective for fires in ...
Aircraft and Helicopters Identified with Dog Names
Western society, which has a tradition of hunting and hunting dogs, has reflected this tradition on the aeroplanes and helicopters they produce. Bristol Bulldog, Foxcon Terrier 200, Mi-4 ‘Hound’, Kaman HH-43 Huskie, Aviat A-1 Husky, rumman C-2 ...
Has the US Air Force Entered a ‘Death Spiral’?
In the US Air Force, B-52, B-1B, A-10, F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22 are in the aging process. Therefore, the problems caused by wear and tear are very high. Life extension activities will no longer be carried out for these aircraft, and they will be ...
How Helicopters Fight Forest Fires with Underbody Tanks
Under-fuselage tanks in helicopters are among the special equipment used in the fight against forest fires. These tanks are installed under the fuselage of the helicopter within 20-30 minutes and the helicopter is made ready for fire ...
What are the Main Features of the New Generation American Tank AbramsX?
M1 Abrams, like other tanks, is a tank produced according to the needs of the Cold War period. It was first introduced to the public in the 1980s. It was designed to provide armoured firepower support to ground ...
Can forest fires be extinguished with helicopter buckets?
Helicopters equipped with flexible collapsible buckets, in-fuselage tanks or under-fuselage tanks can drop water or fire retardant chemicals directly onto the fire. The main advantage of helicopters over aircraft is that they can drop water every ...
The Most Critical and Expensive Parts of Jet Engines Using Almost Magic Materials
Single Crystal Turbine Blades: They are in the turbine section behind the combustion chamber where temperatures exceed the melting point of steel. The material used is ‘Titanium, Single Crystal from Top to Bottom’. ...
Is a new era beginning in the Middle East?
This is a new Middle East, a Middle East in which Israel has to wonder every day whether an Israeli action will trigger an Iranian missile attack or drone strike directly on Israeli ...
What are the Innovations to be Made in the Challenger 3 Tank Compared to the Challenger 2?
Challenger 2 has the same Chobham Armour as the M-1 Abrams. Challenger 3 will be equipped with advanced modular armour protection, including composite armour and active armour. ...
Iran-Israel Conflict in the Context of Military Operation Planning and Implementation Techniques
The weight of 155 mm howitzer shells, which are the most well-known artillery weapons and are frequently used in the battles in Ukraine, is 48 kg and the osive they carry is 6.6-8 kg. In this case, it can be assumed that each UCAV carries an ...
What will the Challenger 3 Tank bring to the British Army?
The new tank developed by the UK will be a tank that is resistant to all weather conditions, accurate, direct fire and anti-armour manoeuvre capabilities of the British Army for 24 hours a ...
Will the F-35A Do Close Air Support Better than the ‘Tank Killer’ A-10?
As a stealth fighter aircraft with high technologies and a comprehensive operational perspective, it is also considered that the F-35 is not suitable for the dangers and difficulties of close air support missions carried out by aircraft flying at ...
At What Stage is the UK's New Challenger Tank Development Process?
Prioritising firepower and armour protection over mobility, the UK builds its tanks as large and heavy vehicles accordingly. For this reason, it preferred to produce its own tanks rather than buying tanks from ...
How the Serbs Shot Down the US Stealth F-117A Nighthawk in the 1999 Kosovo War
In the Gulf War, more than 1,500 flight sorties were performed without a single F-117 loss. By the end of the war, the F-117 had become a legendary aircraft. When the Kosovo War ended in 1999, the situation was ...
Drone Drone Combat: Is It Possible to Stop a UAV with a UAV?
In terms of cost, it would be more economical to destroy a UAV costing $20,000-50,000 at current prices with a UAV of similar cost rather than a higher cost air defence ...
What Remains of the Glorious Iranian Air Force of the Shah's Era?
Reza Shah was overthrown by the nationalists in 1941, but in 1953 his son, in a counter-coup backed by the CIA and MI6, removed the nationalists from power and restored the Shah's rule, which favoured the interests of the oil cartels of the ...
Is the Iranian Army a Strong Army? What are the capabilities of the Iranian Army?
The number of armed people Iran possesses is not limited to the number of armed soldiers its own country, both as a military power the Middle East and because of its links with Shiite and other religious groups close to it Iraq and Syria, ...
Why was the Air Base in Incirlik renamed as Main Jet Base Command?
After 15 July 2016, the 152nd Fighter Jet Squadron Command (F-16 squadron) stationed at the 5th Main Jet Base Command/Merzifon was permanently assigned to ...
Why are British Challenger 2 Tanks having problems in Ukraine?
During the 1st World War, due to overpowered fire support means and wire barriers, casualties increased, positional warfare increased and the war became stagnant. The parties began to look for solutions. As a result of this search, tanks became a ...
Main Features of the M1 Abrams Tank
The armour is composite and the armour is made of depleted uranium. High-density depleted uranium is sandwiched between layers of steel armour plates. The uranium makes the Abrams the heaviest armoured tank in the ...
What Will Happen to These Tanks?
Instead of producing a single type of standardised tank, issues such as the production of light tanks according to the region in which they will be used, and the reduction of the weight of the existing ones have started to be discussed. However, ...
Marriage Test
Iran's missile systems and drones were tested on Israel. Some of these Iranian weapons have reached Israel, but they have proved incapable of having a destructive effect, apart from the psychological impact on the Israeli and Iranian ...
What Will Happen Now? How will Israel respond to Iran?
After 1 April, I believe that the Netanyahu government's decision that "if Iran attacks Israel, we will respond" has been shelved for the time being, that Israel's priority is to 'clean up' Gaza, and that it will do its best to avoid a regional ...
Has Iran Regained Its Reputation?
The Supreme Leader (Supreme Guide) Ayatollah Khamenei said that Israel would be "punished" and "regret this crime", while President Ibrahim Reisi said that the attack "will not go unanswered". But has the answer been ...
Can Turkey-Azerbaijan Axis Have a Joint Defence Industry Move?
We can say that the time and conditions are right for erbaijan's industrial development in the field of defence and aerospace, which the European Union also counts among its reliable energy suppliers. This is because its special conditions allow ...
14 April 2024: I think the Third World War has just begun
As a matter of fact, Bibi, who achieved his goal on e night of 13/14 April, not only repaired e Washington-Tel Aviv Line, which was strained after e WCK attack, but also ignited e fuse of e Third World War anks to Iran in order to make ...
How did the American Patriot star shine after shooting down the Russian hypersonic missile Kinzhal?
While Russia is testing its own weapons and systems in the Ukrainian theatre of operations, the Pentagon, which has indirectly become a part of the war, is finding the chance to test some weapons, including Patriot, in the field within the framework ...
Why has the market share of American weapons in the illegal arms trade increased so much?
This has made it impossible to stabilise Afghanistan and Iraq (and even Syria) for many years after the US withdrawal. This is because any terrorist organisation, present or future, will never have a shortage of arms and ammunition. ...
Why are the OH-6 Cayuse and MH/AH-6 Little Bird helicopters so popular?
These helicopters became modified versions in most of their systems, such as engine, powertrain, rotor, avionics, armament, etc., and quickly found their place in the world for training, transport, support, anti-tank or anti-submarine warfare ...
Was Signing and Implementing the Landmines Treaty a Mistake?
Indeed, mines have made a significant contribution to Russian defence. However, this is not only due to the mines, but also to the doctrine, tactics and techniques of the Ukrainian army. ...
The World's 10 Fastest Fighter Aircraft, Is the Power Awakening Again?
NASA X-43A is an experimental hypersonic aircraft project of NASA. In November 2004, it reached a speed of Mach 9.6 (7,000 miles per hour) (7,296 mph/11,000 km/h), breaking the speed record of the X-15. ...
Russian Fighter Jet Manufacturer Sukhoi from Past to Present
Before the Su-27 fighter jet, Sukhoi could not go beyond being a company that remained in the shadow of MiG. For many years, it failed to design a fighter aircraft on a scale equivalent to the MiG aircraft. ...
How Can You Distinguish Between Tanks and Other Armoured Vehicles?
Tanks were first used in the First World War on the Western Front. Tanks were manufactured to transport infantry to enemy defence positions without heavy casualties. The first tank prototype was tested by the British Army on 6 September ...
MH/AH-6 Little Bird: Small Birds Made to Special Order
MH/AH-6s were first deployed in October 1983 during the American invasion of Grenada. The advantage of easy air transport was already evident at the time. The helicopters were brought to the Caribbean island by C-130 Hercules transport ...
Russian fighter aircraft manufacturer Mikoyan Gurevich (MiG)
MiG, which had been producing fighter jets for the Soviets since the middle of the Second World War, failed to win any major aircraft tenders in the post-Soviet period, and began to lose its former importance as an aircraft manufacturer company that ...
OH-6 Cayuse Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter, nicknamed the Olive on a Toothpick
The US Army initially ordered 714 of the new helicopters in 1966, before increasing the number to 1,300. The OH-6 was named after the Cayuses, a Native American tribe living in what is now the US state of Oregon; this is also the name of a breed of ...
The Main Problems of the Western World's Main Battle Tanks
The weight of he newest Russian ank, he T-14 Armata ank (empty weight 50 ons) has increased slightly, but is still very light compared o Western anks. Moreover, he weight of Western anks is increasing day by day. This weight increase seems ...
How Russian Anti-Aircraft Guns Shot Down a Russian Su-27 Aircraft Why Did the Ottomans Use Plain Black Square Emblems on Their Aircraft to Distinguish Friend or Foe?
In military terminology, 'friendly fire' or 'fratricide' refers to ue-on-blue engagements in which two hostile elements are fighting each other, let's call them the ue and red sides, and an aircraft (ship, tank, soldier, etc.) belonging to the ...
Reflections on Greece's Procurement of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
In particular, the ability to direct and correct OH-58D artillery fire and to provide target detection to AH-64As without putting them at risk are among the issues that the Turkish Army should take precautions. ...
Another Urban Myth Shattered: American Abrams Tanks Are Easily Shot Down, Too
According to Western experts, Russian tanks were technically weak and, more importantly, poorly handled. This was the reason for the losses. Western tanks were technologically superior to Russian tanks and Western armies were better trained. But was ...
Could Israel's Rafah Operation Ignite the Third World War?
Clausewitz defines the so-called climax of victory as the line at which military progress becomes politically counterproductive. Israel is pushing itself to its limits with its months-long operation in Gaza, which has caused the deaths of 32,000 ...
F-16 vs Su-35: Will the F-16 or Su-35 win the expected duel in the skies over Ukraine?
Among Russian fighter jets that could be main competitors of F-16s in Russia-Ukraine War are Su-27, Su-30 and especially Su-35. The most advanced of se aircraft in every aspect is Su-35. Comparing this aircraft with ...
Why are Fighter Planes Painted Grey?
Instead of camouflage, which was widely used in military clothing to prevent or at least delay the appearance of aircraft in the air, grey, a colour more in harmony with the colour of the air, was used as aircraft ...
Why Aren't Native Americans Afraid of American Cannons?
However, history is full of examples of how armies with better weapons and more soldiers can sometimes be defeated by very small armies. Due to the West's powerful propaganda mechanism, only Western versions of such successes are known. ...
How Mini Drones Achieve Military Successes Greater Than Their Sizes
In Ukraine, the first hints of weaponised commercial drone technologies were observed with primitive camera drones used to drop grenades. Since then, commercial drones used for military offensive purposes have rapidly increased their contribution to ...
Which Infantry Rifle and Machine Gun is Better?
“Which infantry rifle or which machine gun is better?” If I'm asked, I always answer with this question: "Where, against whom, and for what purpose do you plan to use it?" Because each weapon has different features and the best weapon is the one ...
Tahsin Şahinkaya, the Mighty Pasha of September 12, explains: How did we make the decision to produce F-16 in Turkiye?
The fact that some allied countries, including the USA, put obstacles in the way of the use of the defence equipment purchased from them in line with Turkey's national interests, in short, the 1964 Johnson letter, helped the Turkish political and ...
Once Macron: 'NATO's brain-dead', Now Says; 'Europe Needs NATO!' Why?
If Turkey adopts the 3% target as Poland does, I believe that Turkey, which will increase its defence expenditures to $33 billion 555 million, will not only have an Army with a higher infrastructure and potential, but will also be able to host a ...
Why didn't the US withdraw its troops from Europe?
By 1985, however, in line with Republican President Reagan's policy of 'Soviet attrition', the US military presence in Europe began to increase again, and the number of US military personnel in Europe rose to 359,000, with ...
Why Do Tanks and Armoured Vehicles Inflict Too Many Casualties?
Despite all the measures taken, no cure has yet been found for the crisis, and nothing that can replace tanks and ed vehicles has been developed. That's why all countries can't do anything other than continue producing/purchasing tanks and ...
An airplane that does not fly is not called an airplane. We Must Be Cautious About F-35
As a country, we must be very cautious about the F-35. We should shape participation in the F-35 partnership solely to our advantage and accept it only under these ...
When Can China Be Ready for a Pacific Duel with the Aircraft Carriers It Is Building?
If China is determined to compete with the US Navy in the Pacific, it must build and launch at least as many nuclear-powered aircraft carriers as the US Pacific Fleet maintains at sea. ...
Could South Korea's KF-21 Fighter Jet's Technologies Have Been Stolen?
Indonesian engineer, possibly involved in the development of the KF-21 fighter jet are under investigation for attempting to steal internal Korean documents. It is not yet known how this development will affect Indonesia's participation in the ...
The Missile Age is Rising, Unprepared Nations Will Fall Under
In evolving defense and offensive concepts, missiles are coming to the fore and aircraft are taking a back seat. Missiles are becoming very high-speed, very long-range platforms that can be controlled more and more ...
MMU KAAN Pilots Won't Dogfight Enemy Aircraft?
Given its capabilities and features, technology tells pilots of fifth-generation aircraft that "'you don't need to engage in dogfights', but if you have these capabilities and you still engage in dogfights, you did something wrong beforehand." ...
Is it possible to get results only with air power in today's wars?
In some cases, with the awareness and self-confidence that the trinity of speed, fire and manoeuvre that air power possesses has no equivalent on the ground in terms of proportion and size, there may sometimes be discourses that underestimate ground ...
Fortunately No F-35's For Turkiye
In order to ncrease production, Lockheed also needs to accelerate the subcontractors responsible for approximately 300,000 parts of the F-35, renegotiate delivery rates with each of them, and put n place the necessary ncentive system for them to ...
Flying and Fighting the OH-58D: Kiowa Warrior Pilot Dan Berriochoa Interview
Among the most dangerous flying roles in U.S. 21st Century combat operations was piloting the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance helicopter. To learn more, listen to former US Army OH-58D pilot Dan ...
Why Did Boeing's Badass Former Quality Manager Barnett Pass Away?
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years until he retired for health reasons in 2017. In the days before his death, Barnett was testifying in a whistleblowing case against the company and was being pressed by Boeing ...
The Unexpected End of a Dogfight in the Aegean: How and Why a Greek Plane Crashed into the Sea
With these dogfights, it was among our aims to achieve situational superiority as much as possible, to provide psychological superiority in a way, to establish deterrence, to create an effect without ighting, to raise our level of training, and to ...
When and Which Country Developed the First Jet Aircraft?
RAF pilot Albert Wall and navigator Albert Lobban spotted an enemy aircraft approaching them from behind. What surprised Wall and Lobban was not so much the approach, but the fact that the approaching aircraft had no propellers and left smoke trails ...
Is Ethem Sancak the Reason for the Delay in MMU Kaan's Engine?
Osman Okyay, Vice President of Kale Group, said: "We aim to fly the first engine in 2023. However, certification and improvement processes will take a little more time. Our estimate is to start mass production around 2030 at the latest." ...
Problems Experienced by Tanks and Armoured Vehicles in Urban Area Battles
Tanks and armoured vehicles entering residential areas can be easily destroyed by anti-tank weapons or even Molotov cocktails. For this reason, tanks and armoured vehicles must be protected by ...
Why Are American F-35A Fighter Planes Flying Over Ukraine?
Singapore Defense Minister: “In its recent activities, the USA mobilized its F-35s to detect the deployment of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems in Ukraine. The intelligence collected is then distributed to NATO ...
As a Pilot, Choose the Mission of the Helicopter It Performs, Not the Type of Helicopter You Will Fly
The operational environment in Afghanistan proved ideal for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, one of the rarely mentioned rotary wing aircraft, overshadowed by better-known types such as the AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk or CH-47 ...
Afghanistan Memories of OH-58D Kiowa Pilot Ryan Robicheaux
According to the pilots flying the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, this helicopter is easy to fly. What is difficult is operating the surveillance and weapon systems, managing five radio frequencies, and quickly gathering information from the field ...
Electronic Warfare
A new technological or electronic warfare force with its own budget, investments and personnel can be much more effective in the digital world of the future and in possible technological ...
F-22 Raptor vs MMU Kaan
Turkey's production of a fifth-generation fighter jet with its own means has been read as a very remarkable development by those involved in the aviation industry in our country and all over the world, especially by military aviation ...
Potential Collaborations Shaped on the Future of the F-16 Aircraft and Turkey's Free Project
It is highly likely that modernization activities will be carried out at the facilities Turkey's TAI company. In addition, it can be thought that TAI, which has a considerable history in F-16 production, will also seek the assembly / production ...
Where Does the Concept of "Nationality" in the Defense Industry Come From?
The "Turkish Armed Forces Strengthening Foundation", which includes organizations such as ASELSAN, HAVELSAN, İŞBİR, TUSAŞ, ROKETSAN and ASPİLSAN, has served as a locomotive in the development of the Turkish defense ...
The Interaction of Defense Planning with Strategy
The concept of "strategy", which is thought to be the way of a kind of judge or general called stratos in Latin, is defined in the TDK Dictionary as "the science and art of using political, economic, psychological and military forces together in ...
HÜRJET has "Entered A/B!" May it have a good path and good fortune, "May FOD not enter its engine!"
HÜRJET, our first national jet trainer and light attack aircraft, continues its "silent and deep" flight test and evaluation phase, and recently performed its 43rd flight ...
Why the F-35 Engines (F135), which can transform the MMU Kaan into a Fifth Generation Aircraft from the Scratch, Should be Used in New Prototypes and Mass Production Aircraft?
The F110 engine is fifth-generation engine that is not optimized for low visibility nd is lso low-capacity engine. It is the biggest handicap for the MMU Kaan. I find it inconvenient nd problematic to start nd continue with this 'handicap' ...
Thoughts on Augmenting Kamikaze IDAs with Drones
a KARAOK missile with an IIR trajectory can be a layer of protection against Kamikaze IDAs, or it can be placed on Kamikaze IDAs in a protected manner, turning it into a force multiplier to suppress the enemy ...
Reflections from the Blue Sky to the Earth
If we asked jet pilots about the pleasure of flying in the sky where there are no borders, most of them would tell us about becoming one with the airplane they fly, feeling the speed like a fireball on their ...
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam: Fight for Life in the Tunnels (Part-3)
In a three-level tunnel, secret doors led from one level to another. First you had to find the secret door. Then pushing or pulling the secret door was scary. But going up through a secret door was the hardest thing a man could ...
KAAN is a 100% Indigeneous/Native/National Aircraft in terms of Aircraft Systems WBS Breakdown
The important Level-I in Aircraft WBS is the "Aircraft System". The aircraft system is the aircraft itself and represents the aircraft's design, artistic, conceptual and detailed projects, drawings, blue prints and integrated WBS content and ...
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam: Fight for Life in the Tunnels (Part-2)
Viet Cong's use of tunnels was an important element of their success in the Vietnam War. It gave them a significant advantage in mobility, surprise and defense, enabling them to wage a prolonged guerrilla war against a much larger and better ...
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam: The Battle for Life in the Tunnels (Part-1)
Viet Cong soldiers could easily ambush an American soldier and disappear without any casualties. Actually, they didn't disappear, they went back to the network of tunnels they came from in the ...
How Turkey Managed to Produce the World's Largest Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft
Taking the F-35 joint program office as an example, the preliminary assessment, concept development and feasibility studies carried out at TAI Balgat campus under the leadership of the Turkish Air Force took shape over time with the joint efforts of ...
We were able to turn hope into a method, The Golden Age of Turkish Aviation has begun, The sky is no longer the limit, We must play bigger from now on, How?
We started to reap the fruits of transforming hope into a method as of December 29, 2013, we made our "golden strike" on February 21, 2024, and the rest will follow with ...
Why is the European Union, which has not said 'No More' to Israel, which has slaughtered 30,000 Palestinians since October 7, taking action against the Houthis?
Israel does not stop. 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli operations. Being accused of genocide is not enough to stop Israel. The Houthis don't stop either. Law for Israel, Europe for the Houthis. ...
How Russia's war industry has reached the capacity to fully support the military in Ukraine despite sanctions
Despite losing hundreds of armored vehicles and artillery systems every month, Russia is overhauling and reproducing thousands of vehicles that it had previously decommissioned but stored in open areas in ...
What is the European Sky Shield Initiative? Why Turkey, the S-400 Owner, Engaged in this Initiative? What Can Turkey Gain?
Turkey and Greece, both NATO members since February 15, 1952, announced their joint participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative at the NATO defense ministerial summit in Brussels, also on February ...
The US does not want to repeat the "Joint Program" nightmare of the F-35 with the 6th Generation NGAD, the "Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter"
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is currently disappointing in terms of the performance of its systems and the effectiveness of its global maintenance and sustainment system, ALIS. The first decade of the US Air Force's existence is in a "tangle" ...
TAI has spent 600 million USD from its own resources for Atak II, the government should not allow this money to be wasted and the project to be canceled
I expect e President of e SSB, Mr. Haluk Görgün, to lead e necessary steps regarding e future of e Atak II project. If e Atak II project is indeed closed or cancelled, I believe at e General Manager of TAI and/or e President of ...
The Chronic Problem of F-35 Aircraft: Why Do Nose Landing Gear Collapse?
In fighter jets like the F-35, as long as the main landing gear does not collapse (which is not common), the nose landing gear, which is generally produced in a weaker structure, can survive collapse incidents without much damage. ...
Operations involving the OH-58D Kiowa Fighter
The story that began with the OH-58 Kiowa in the US Army during the Vietnam War continued with missions in the hot waters of the Persian Gulf, the sun-baked deserts of Iraq and the harsh mountains of Afghanistan. In the US Army, the OH-58D Kiowa ...
The Ukraine-Russia War from Putin's Perspective, Its Causes, Political and Military Objectives
According to Putin, Ukraine is an artificially created state. Ukrainians are a related people, not very different from Russians. Therefore, they should not be involved in political and military formations that would be contrary to Russia's ...
According to Putin; Who are the Ukrainians? Who Started the Ukraine War? When Will the War End?
Putin sees Ukraine as Russian territory. This is because The word Ukraine in Russian means the periphery of Russia, the lands on the border. The word kray means edge, u kray, on the edge, on the border. ...
Why are Apache Helicopters Needed? Why Turkish Apache, which flew once last year, has not flown for 10 months?
The AH-64 Apache, designed by Bell Helicopter as part of the Advanced Attack Helicopter Program (Model 77) launched by the US Army in 1976, made its first flight in 1979. The Turkish Apache Atak II also made its first flight on April 28, ...
What are the Technical Specifications of the OH-58D Kiowa Fighter (Part-4)
Designed by Bell Helicopter Textron, the OH-58D is classified as a light attack and reconnaissance helicopter. It has 2 crew members. The engine is a 650 horsepower Allison 250-C30R/3 (Rolls-Royce T703-AD-700A). ...
How the OH-58D Helicopter Inspired the Apache Helicopter (Part-3)
On the AH-64A Apache attack helicopter, the only method used by the Apache to find and destroy its target was the nose-mounted TADS (Target Acquisition Designation ...
OH-58A Kiowa Helicopter was a Pioneer (Part-2)
The Helicopter Cable Cutter System or Wire Strike Protection System is one of the ways to protect the helicopter during a wire strike by providing the ability to cut a cable or wire before major damage to the helicopter ...
What is the FAB-500 Bomb? Can This Bomb Bring Victory to Russia in Ukraine?
Compared to the Western versions of the AGM-84K SLAM-ER, Storm Shadow/SCALP, Taurus, AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-158 JASSM, KEPD-350 and the Turkish-made SOM missile, the FAB-500 has a much lower range than the JDAM GBU-38. ...
Will the USAF Realize the Dream of the "Sponge Airplane"? Will the F-36A Kingsnake become a reality?
The disappointing state of the F-35 and the unpredictable rise of China has put the USAF "on the offside", let's see what tactics they will develop to get out of the ...
From Past to Present OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior" Armed Reconnaissance/Surveillance Helicopter (Part-1)
The helicopter was named Kiowa Warrior in reference to the Kiowa Warriors' warrior spirit as well as their horsemanship, bravery and valor in defense of their ...
Military Implications of the Past 30 Years for the Next 30 Years
From the perspective of ground forces, the American war machine has two distinct mechanisms. The first is the conventional US Army. The other is the US Marine Corps, the main force on which the US relies in its global power ...
Despite Western Support, Why Can't the Ukrainian Army Break Through Russian Defenses? Can F-16s and Abrams Tanks Bring Victory to Ukraine?
Over time, it became clear at it was almost impossible to expel e Russians from Ukrainian territory. The positional (territorial) superiorities gained by e Ukrainian Army to repel e Russians were not enough for a decisive victory, although ...
Going Bazaar Shopping in a Ferrari! Not Economical, Practical and Enjoyable! USAF in F-35 and F-16 Dilemma. China is the Rival. Is the Solution F-16 Again?
The F-35 and F-22 have higher technology than the USAF needs for the vast majority of its daily missions. They are very difficult and costly to maintain, operate and ...
What are the Turkish-made UAVs in the World's Top 10 Best Combat Drones?
Today, unmanned combat aerial vehicles are being developed by almost all countries. However, not all UAVs or combat drones have the same characteristics and capabilities. Similar to the differences ween fighter jets, there are also differences ...
Reflections on the Problems Faced by Ships and the Use of Energy Weapons
Iran has been accused by countries whose ships were attacked or suffered economic damage from the attacks as the real power behind the incidents. The Houthis are alleged to have obtained the weapons and equipment they used in the attacks from ...
What is a Black Box? How was the Black Box Invented?
On October 19, 1934, a plane crashed between the island of Tasmania and the Australian mainland. Although the wreckage of this plane and why it crashed were never found, the son of the priest who died in the crash would later find the black box that ...
How dense forest and vegetation gave the Viet Cong an advantage in the Vietnam War
From 1961 to 1971, the US military sprayed a series of herbicides on more than 4.5 million acres of Vietnam to destroy forest cover and food crops used by hostile North Vietnamese and Viet Cong ...
What are the Effects of Having a Nuclear Weapon Capability on a Country's Defense?
It is difficult to argue that Pakistan has strengthened its position with its nuclear weapons. In the case of North Korea, their nuclear weapons and means of delivery have become the sole elements of national ...
F-16 Procurement in the Light of Domestic and National Concepts
Many years ago, at a meeting in which I was present, an official from the French Ministry of Defence who visited our country said, "The way to keep the defence industry alive or dead in a country is through contract ...
The Future of Kamikaze IDAs in the Focus of the ULAQ KAMA Project
The Design notes in is article are my function-oriented conclusions related to e physical form of e boat. The Impact notes focus on e impact of e Kamikaze IDA on e target and e methods of is impact. Innovation notes are excluded as ...
Do Recent Advances in Military Technology Facilitate the Possession of Nuclear Weapons?
Currently, 57 countries in the world have nuclear power plants and research reactors, and it is estimated that at least 40 of these countries will have the infrastructure and know-how to build nuclear weapons in 5-10 years or ...
Will it be 23 Billion US Dollars or Zimbabwean Dollars; This Famous 40 F-16V Block-70 and 79 Block-70 Modernization Kits FMS Purchase Cost Us?
The US State Department has approved the sale of 40 F-35 fighter jets worth $8.6 billion to Greece, along with the sale of F-16s to ...
What is the Concept of Use for Today's 4th and 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft?
There are a few specific reasons why, despite all the high-end capabilities of the 5th Generation aircraft, there is still a need for the existence of the 4.5th Generation aircraft, which are still under ...
How Did Nuclear Weapons Emerge? Why were nuclear weapons developed?
The world was first introduced to nuclear weapons with the tests conducted by the United States in the last years of the Second World War. The US made this weapon ready for use in 1945 and was the first and last time it was used against real ...
Why is Turkey paying 23 billion USD for the F-16 Package instead of 6.5 billion? Why does the US want to upset the balance in the Aegean by giving F-35s to Greece? What Strategy Should Turkey Follow?
As of yesterday, we have learned the details of this package, which has been on the agenda for 2-3 years as '40 aircraft and 79 aircraft kit'. However, I have difficulty in understanding how the 23 billion USD stated in the proposal was actually ...
Invincible Fighter of the Sky "Noble Eagle F-15" Still Retains Its Title
To maintain its effectiveness in modern air combat, the F-15 has been continuously improved. Its versatility has allowed it to evolve with advances in technology, and it has remained a critical air superiority and deep strike fighter in an ...
South Korea's MMU KF-21 Boramae Completes All Critical Stages in Flight Tests. Decision to Start Mass Production
KAI conducted the first test flight of the KF-21 on July 19, 2022. The KF-21 prototypes, six in total, have undergone successful test flights covering various performance evaluations, including night flight and weapon release ...
The Most Numerous Jet Fighter Aircraft in Use in the World
When a fighter jet is in service in large numbers, it means that it is highly trusted by the air forces of the user ...
Has Ankara received the expected signal from Washington on Sweden and F-16s?
President Erdogan, who raised issues such as e US selling fighter jets to Turkey in exchange for Sweden's membership and e opening of Turkey's EU membership negotiations, announced his approval of Sweden's membership at e NATO summit held in ...
To What Extent Is Azerbaijan's Power Policy Towards Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh Compatible with Geopolitical and Conjunctural Balances?
Since May 2021, Azerbaijan, in order to maintain its superiority in the situation and to reap the fruits of its victory at the end of the Second Karabakh War, considers it necessary to keep its military forces on alert in the region and to ursue a ...
What is the 2024 Sales Price Ranking for Fighter Aircraft?
Undoubtedly, many factors come into play in the sale of defense equipment between states, nd prices may vary depending on the relationship between countries, the number of ircraft to be purchased, nd whether or not they have capabilities such s ...
Missile Comparison: FATİH 110 vs HIMARS
In 2019, Iran also introduced the "Fateh Mobin" missile, which has a new generation optical detector and can operate day and night. In addition, within the scope of the Fateh 110 missile development programme, Iran developed missiles named "Fateh ...
How have F-16s succeeded in becoming the Fighting Falcons of the Sky for half a century?
Half a century ago, on 20 January 1974, during a high-speed taxi test with a prototype YF-16 fighter jet, test pilot Phil Oestricher was forced to continue the take-off after the aircraft was accidentally knocked off the ground. Thus, the first ...
Fighter Aircraft Comparison: Rafale vs Typhoon
France, which was involved in the initial development and requirements definition work before leaving the Eurofighter consortium, chose to take Typhoon requirements as a reference to develop the Rafale, paving the way for Rafale and Typhoon fighters ...
Will the MMU KAAN be able to match the F-35's capabilities?
Can the stealth of the MMU KAAN match that of the F-35? Not likely, KAAN's RCS in the air may not be the size of a golf ball, but even if it is the size of a "soccer ball", it will have a very serious operational effectiveness ...
World's Major Aircraft Jet Engine Manufacturers
The world market for jet engines is dominated by a handful of players, the majority of which are Western. In terms of market share, these are General Electric and Pratt & Whitney of the USA, Rolls-Royce of the UK and Safran of France. ...
We are proud, we are sending an F-16 pilot to space for the price of an F-16 from the USA, which does not provide F-16s.
Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the First Man in Space in 1961 While Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon in 1969. In 2024, Alper Gezeravcı will be the first Turk to travel in ...
What experiments will Alper Gezeravcı, who will be the first Turk in space, carry out in space?
As a result of he intellectual accumulation gained by our Air Force over he years, he space studies o be carried out by Air Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Alper Gezeravcı, who was selected within he scope of our country's project o send astronauts ...
Why is Foresight an Important Factor in Defense Planning?
Assumptions that will affect defense planning need to be determined. However, defense planning and the defense industry that supports it; political, economic, demographic, technological, cultural etc. It is affected by all environmental and national ...
Deep Thoughts on Unmanned Marine Vehicles (Part – 1)
In he field of IDA, which needs o be developed in various classes needed in a very wide area, we are still doing business focusing on a single IDA class, and we continue o make competitive efforts domestically for his single class of IDA; It is ...
Are Modular Warplanes Possible?
Modular aircraft; It involves a design consisting of modules in which aircraft fuselages, wings and other asic structural elements are rought together and can e easily replaced. Such modularity can enable the aircraft to meet different needs and ...
Reasons why the US lost thousands of helicopters in Vietnam (Part-3)
The Viet Cong put a lot of effort nto ambushing US helicopters, especially n the drop zones, and t paid off. The Viet Cong were able to anticipate areas where helicopters could land. They did not hesitate to mine them, even f they had been used ...
The Story of the Groundbreaking American Made Fighter Jets from Past to Present
Fifth generation fighter jets have left their mark on an era with their 'stealth' based structures. Countries that cannot own or produce fifth-generation aircraft are trying to equip their fourth-generation fighter jets with stealth armor as much as ...
Reasons Why the USA Lost Thousands of Helicopters in Vietnam (Part-2)
During the Vietnam War, helicopter pilots were particularly vulnerable to the effects of bad weather and climate. They often had to fly in low visibility and difficult terrain ...
Will Pakistan Be Able to Produce Fifth Generation Fighter Jet AZM on Its Own? Will Pakistan Buy MMU Kaan from Turkey?
Some experts believe that Pakistan will continue with ts own fifth-generation fighter jet, the AZM, and may be forced to take a step towards purchasing either the fifth-generation J-31 from China or the Kaan from Turkey n order not to be weakened ...
Evaluations on the Turkish Type Assault Boat Project
During the Cold War, we had our first modern assault boats, with an order from West Germany for 9 Kartal class assault boats, an advanced version of the Zobel class, capable of firing guided ...
The World's 10 Largest Aircraft Manufacturers
In the constantly evolving environment of the aviation industry, the key players of the industry, the missions they undertake and the profits they earn may change. The picture becomes clear when aircraft manufacturers are listed in the data on the ...
Reasons Why the USA Lost Thousands of Helicopters in Vietnam? (Part-1)
In Vietnam, 5,086 of the American opters were disabled during the war for various reasons, and many of them crashed. I would like to present to your attention the reasons why American opters crashed and the difficulties experienced in ...
Radar Technology, History, Working Principles and Current Uses
The term radar is an abbreviation of the words "RAdio Detection And Ranging". Although studies on the reflection of radio waves by metals date back to the late 1800s (Hertz-1887, Huelsmeyer-1904), the history of radar mostly started with the ...
Why is TAI Management forcibly retiring its employees who are qualified to build the MMU Kaan on the grounds that they have reached the age of 60?
I do not find it right that every employee in TAI, in the defense industry, who has reached the age of 60 should be forced to retire. First of all, what could be the reason for the age of 60? What will be achieved as a result? Have cost-benefit ...
Doctrine of the US Army's Use of Helicopters in the Vietnam War
Helicopters were used to rapidly deploy troops and supplies anywhere on the battlefield. Thus, the US military gained a significant advantage over the not so mobile Viet Cong. It allowed the US military to conduct operations in areas that were ...
High Ranking Management Changes in Turkish Defense Industry, Halûk GÖRGÜN Makes His Mark: Michigan OUT, Rensselaer Polytechnic IN
Senior executive changes in the defense sector are made according to the colors and preferences of Prof. Dr. Halûk GÖRGÜN, who was appointed as the President of Defense Industries on June 7, 2023, with the blessings of President ...
How can the foreign expansion of a country's defense industry be achieved?
Considering that there is such intense competition in the defense industry worldwide, achieving competitive advantage can only be achieved through joint work of the state, sector representatives and ...
The Moment When Humanity Died in Vietnam: My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre, which took place during the Vietnam War, has been cited for years as evidence of how humanity went out of control and how badly things got worse in the name of the war and the ...
US Confused About What Air Power Should Look Like
In the wars of the near future, there will be very few Americans alive on the front lines (in the air, on land, at sea). Unmanned air, land and sea platforms will dominate the ...
How did the use of male bees in the hive, i.e. drones, spread so much?
When we talk about drones, we actually mean any kind of remote-controlled flying device, especially unmanned aerial vehicles, but the ones I want to talk more about in this article are the quadcopters, also called quadcopters, with four ...
Transition from Cold Peace to Hot War
The US's transformation of the fight against terrorism into a fight using terrorism, and its desire to control and weaken countries that could rival it through terrorism, led to proxy wars and the evolution of the world order into ...
Why 5th Generation Aircraft are a Must-Have?
In the race for superiority of societies that can produce very critical technologies by utilizing the blessings of high technology, the latest piloted aircraft, classified as the 5th generation in the field of aviation, have also been included. ...
If there is a problem at the border, the problem cannot be solved without expanding the border
Turkey has locked the border in both Syria and northern Iraq with the Claw-Lock operation area, and the passage of terrorist organizations into the country has been prevented. A control area with a depth of 32 kilometers has been established in ...
Our Air Force's Intermediate Aircraft Need for the Next 10-15 Years Will Be Solved with 4+++ Generation MMU KAAN
Now that KAAN is ready for its first flight; Structural and mechanical test values confirm the execution of the first flight. This is an impressive development. However, it will take 2035-40 for this 5th Generation aircraft to enter service with its ...
How Turkiye Became a Producer Country in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles? How Has Turkiye Become a Producer in the UAV Market?
The presence of UAV and drone production facilities, which have become the locomotive of the Turkish defense industry, and the level of technology they have reached, reinforces our belief that the future of the Turkish air and space industry will be ...
The Strategy Followed by the USA in the Vietnam War
The tactical practices determined for the use of US air power in Vietnam, the use of F-4-like warplanes, as well as the use of many and different types of helicopters on the battlefield, were seen as a part of the Vietnam War Strategy implemented by ...
It would be nice to have the Eurofighter Typhoon in our Air Force, but it is not a must!
The most important project that would correct the quality balance between us and Greece, our most important air power rival in the next 10-15 years, was the purchase of new F-16s and modernization kits. ...
Actors of the Israeli Unjust War: Who is Fighting?
The fact that Israel is surrounded by Arab states causes security paranoia, and historically, it has engaged in four wars since 1948 (Arab/Israeli War in 1948 - Suez Crisis in 1956 - Six-Day War in 1967 - Yom Kippur War in 1973). constitutes a ...
What kind of training did the helicopter pilots sent to Vietnam receive?
Helicopter pilot candidates would learn to behave d look like a soldier for a period of 8-10 weeks. They were taught the rules of military behavior d were shown what awaited them if they violated these rules. They learned to cope with physical ...
Leasing Jet Fighter Planes to Fill the Temporary Gap (Stop-Gap) Is a Practical and Economical Method
If Italy had chosen the procurement solution instead of leasing aircraft, it would have had to use and maintain an aircraft system that it would no longer need after the EF Typhoon entered the inventory for approximately 50 ...
What is war? Why the Israel-Hamas War is an “Unlawful” War
Although the ongoing armed conflicts between Israel and Hamas can be described as war, what has been witnessed indicates that this war is not being conducted ...
Vietnam War: The War Where Helicopters Really Came to the Stage
When we look at Vietnam movies, we mostly see images of UH-1 helicopters. UH-1 can be considered as the helicopter that left its mark on this war. As a matter of fact, the fact that more Huey type helicopters were shot down than other aircraft ...
Let's Get to Know the "History of Turkish Air Warfare Industry" Book
In this edition, two additional topics have been included; the lives and work of Mr. Nuri Killigil and Mr. Şakir Zümre. Another important improvement is the expansion of the section on UAVs and the ...
Why Has the Flow of Parts from the US and the Netherlands Accelerated for Israeli F-35s? What Does Israel Want to Do?
Lieutenant General Michael Schmidt, head of the F-35 Program Management Office, hinted that Israel had been given additional capabilities in the more than two months following the Hamas attack, but declined to tell reporters what they ...
What is the most difficult combat maneuver?
Turkey, which has been fighting his errorism for half a century against he errorist organization supported by he United States and its allies, which maintains its military hegemony across he globe, along with some other countries of he world ...
How is Marketing in the Defense Industry? What Does the Planning Programming Budgeting and Implementation System (PPBUS) Do?
Many business development specialists in the defence industry use the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database to track year-on-year jumps in countries' modernization budgets. Thus, they try to sell defense-related products to countries where the ...
Use of Helicopters in the Korean War
Many people are under the misconception that helicopters entered the battlefield with the Vietnam The United States first used helicopters as a means of warfare in the Second World ...
Major Engine Manufacturers in Civil Aviation and Recent Developments in New Generation Engine Production
The world's leading engine manufacturers are striving to develop environmentally friendly aircraft engines that burn less fuel, reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from aircraft engines and make less ...
Why the Russian Air Force 'Failed' in the Russia-Ukraine War?
The Russian Air Force cannot overcome the difficulty of hitting targets with conventional bombs at high altitude, the scarcity of precision-guided munitions, the necessity to conduct ow-altitude air-to-ground strikes and close air support, and the ...
Military Developments in the Russia-Ukraine War from the Beginning to the Present
The war has stagnated. Ukraine is not getting as much aid as it used to. In the spring, the Russians may launch a limited offensive. In this case, Russia can be expected to seize the territory up to the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and ...
F-35; $1.7 Trillion Dollar Fiasco in 28 Years Turned into 35
The entire F-35 program will cost $1.7 trillion over the life of the aircraft. "Trillion dollars" sounds like a dream... Moreover, this cost was estimated at 1.5 trillion dollars in 2015. The cost of the program has already increased by $183 billion ...
When did Turkey end up buying JF-17s from Pakistan?
The tangle of bilateral relations between Turkey and Western countries, created by today's conditions, inevitably forces Turkey to diversify its sources. On e other hand, e purchase of 40 Typhoons is currently blocked by Germany. The future of ...
How Embraer Succeeded What's the Story Behind Brazil's Successful Sale of the C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft to South Korea?
Among the companies capable of final assembly of commercial aircraft, five are capable of large-scale aircraft production. These are Airbus (Europe), Boeing (USA), Bombardier (Canada), Embraer and Tupolev ...
Is the V-22 Osprey an Unsafe Aircraft? Why Can't the US Army Give Up V-22s?
Versions of e V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft continue to be used predominantly by e US military. In 1999, e Marine Corps used MV-22s, in 2007 e Air Force used CV-22s, and e Navy has been using CMV-22s since 2021. Apart from e US military, ...
General Halis BURHAN, former Commander of the Turkish Air Force, and Turkey's Air Refueling Capability
I instructed Lieutenant General İlhan KILIÇ to send a message to the Incirlik Airfield Command and JUSMMAT saying, "The aerial refueling permission given to US aircraft (in Turkish airspace) has been terminated!" No one knew about the message ...
F-35's Engine Problem Solved Out by 2024?
Modifications to the cooling system of the F-35's overheating avionics/electronics compartments and to meet the additional electricity needs of the new weapons and sensors to be acquired with the Block 4 version are considered mandatory. ...
Can ATACMS Tactical Missile System Win Ukraine the War?
ATACMS as become a much talked about weapon in the Russian-Ukrainian War. As a matter of fact, nowadays, there are reports from the front that ATACMS, which are still very new in the theater of operations, ave started to give Russian Army units a ...
Aircraft Production in Kayseri in 1970s Turkey: BLUE LIGHT Project
In Kayseri, we were carrying out maintenance and repair of some airplanes through the revolving fund. The question arose in my mind, "Couldn't we completely manufacture these airplanes in Kayseri with the existing facilities?" and this idea ...
Will We See Top Gun Maverick in the Skies with the Son of SR-71 in 2025?
In the movie Top Gun 2, our hero pilot was flying a hypersonic jet called Darkstar. But did this jet actually exist, or were there jets like it? Since the release of the first trailer for the movie, aviation enthusiasts have noticed ...
If the Americans did it, so can we: Gaining Rocket Launching Capability to the T-37C Aircraft Used in Pilot Training in Çiğli
In the middle of the night, when I entered the room of the Commander who called me to him, he asked me to modify 25 T-37C aircraft with 2.75 rocket launchers to be ready in the morning. (T-37C aircraft had no means to carry combat loads other than ...
Let's Accelerate the Armed Hürjet Project
In 2023-2033, the Greek Air Force will have 83 F-16Vs, 24 Rafales and 20 F-35A Fighter/Bombers. This will make the Greek Air Force a highly qualified and effective air force in its region, composed of 4++ and 5th generation ...
Will Poland Buy F-15EX Eagle II?
Poland is considering purchasing two or three squadrons of F-15EXs (32-48 aircraft) for its air dominance requirements, which makes sense, given that Poland will be purchasing the FA-50 and F-35s, which have prominent air-to-ground strike ...
Why European Countries Failed to Repeat the Success of the Panavia Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon Consortia
In the middle of the Cold War, European countries did not want to remain dependent on the United States. Germany, which had ushered in the jet age, was using American F-104 and F-4 aircraft, Britain, which had a serious aviation capacity and was ...
How was the Lâgari Hasan Çelebi (LHC) Project, which was initiated for the production of JATO in the Turkish Air Force, achieved?
After the 1964 Cyprus intervention, the United States imposed a secret embargo on Turkey. The F-84 aircraft, which constituted the main power of our Air Force, needed a jettisonable additive-fueled rocket engine, known as JATO (Jet Assisted Take ...
Massive "Hybrid Wing-Fuselage" Aircraft Designed for Military and Civil Aviation
Hybrid wing-fuselage designs will enable the creation of highly fuel-efficient, extremely low aerodynamic drag, long-range, long-endurance, high-speed airframes, offering unprecedented tactical advantages to user air ...
Will Erdogan's visit to Germany today untie the Eurofighter Typhoon knot?
Defense Minister: (Typhoon) A very effective aircraft. These planes are related to the UK, Germany and Spain. Both Britain and Spain say 'yes', and now they are working to get Germany to agree. Britain and Spain are saying 'We will solve that ...
Was the Space Shuttle an Airplane, a Spacecraft or an Aerospace Vehicle?
The Space Shuttle represented the world's first reusable, entirely new generation of spacecraft. Unlike earlier single-use rockets, the Shuttle was designed to be launched repeatedly and served as a combined system for transporting payloads and ...
Can Hamas Easily Hit and Destroy Israeli Tanks and Armored Vehicles?
Israel mainly uses tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) in ground operations. The Israeli Army doctrinally prefers its armored units to lead major ground operations. In Gaza, it is following the same ...
Why is it not being considered to integrate new weapons into the F-16 MLUs to be given to Ukraine? Is it possible for them to make a positive contribution to the war?
The delivery of F-16s to Ukraine is ed to contribute to the harmonization of the country's fighter aircraft infrastructure and training system with Western standards, and to the formation of a Ukrainian Air Force that is in line with the ...
Stealtth Submarines
Stealth features of a submarine include being silent, having a coating that absorbs radar or sonar waves, not emitting heat to protect from thermal cameras, ...
After X-66A, Narrow-Body Airliners Will Be 30% More Efficient
Boeing's design for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project is known as the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. NASA and Boeing announced that the aircraft produced through NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated the ...
Was the US Air Force's Choice of the YF-16 a Loss or a Win for its Rival, the YF-17?
Although YF-16 was winner, this result did not spell end of Northrop YF-17, US Air Force's F-16 of choice. On contrary, it won US Navy's Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) contract in late 1975 and continued its journey as ...
Why the USAF Plans to Convert the T-7 Jet Trainer into an Armed Light Attack Jet
Boeing has always envisioned growth for the T-7 aircraft and believes it is an excellent candidate to fulfill many missions in the future, but is currently focused on delivering the T-7A Red Hawk to the USAF as soon and as safely as ...
Air Pilot First Lieutenant İsmail Düz, who was martyred while flying over the Black Sea
One of my biggest wishes is for my life partner to be the person I love, and the other is for Beşiktaş to always be the ...
What is Deep learning? What does it do?
Artificial intelligence is a branch of science that attempts to simulate human-like intelligence, and deep learning represents an important component in this field. Deep learning is a technique that analyzes data and performs complex tasks using ...
Why were Air Force Demonstration Flights Banned in 1962?
In 1952, the transition of the Turkish Air Force to the jet age and this great modernisation created excitement throughout the country. The Turkish Air Force aircraft, which are the source of pride of the Turkish nation and the guarantee of the ...
Aircraft and Flight-Related Professions Awaiting Young People
Young people; If you are interested in aeroplanes, there are many career options in the aviation sector and the opportunity to get a good profession. If you want to fly, fly, help passengers, work on aircraft engines or design the aircraft of the ...
Why the F-5 Fighter Aircraft Used by the Turkish Stars Achieved High Sales Success, but the F-20 Tigersharks Developed in Its Place Failed to Make Any Sales?
Although the F-5 fighter aircraft, which flies with two engines that do not leave a trace of smoke behind like the F-4 and F-104 fighter aircraft, is not a radar aircraft, with two AIM-9 air-to-air missiles mounted on the wingtips, it offered the ...
What Will F-16s Add to the Ukrainian Air Force?
In May 2023, the United States indicated its support for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets and for the allies to transfer the aircraft to Ukraine. The jets announced to be donated will be delivered to Ukraine after Ukrainian pilots have ...
Why India Purchased Rafale Fighter Jets from France but Failed to Transfer the Technology?
In 2016, New Delhi signed an agreement with French Dassault Aviation for sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets worth $ 9.2 billion. It was n decided to purchase 26 more Rafale M. However, failure to transfer technology to India as a result of ...
Steve Jobs' faith in Boron was manifested in iPhone
Boron is used in toughened glass products because of its exceptional qualities and workability in development and durability as a finished product. So how did Steve Jobs support the introduction of toughened glass into the industry in the early days ...
Boron, Architect of Durability in Glass
Borosilicate glass is a type of glass with unique properties that make it perfect for a variety of applications. This material is made of boron and silicon, two materials known for their durability. When combined, they form a glass that is resistant ...
Why Germany is Preparing for a Great War
Commenting on the state of the German Army, the Bundeswehr and other issues, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany must prepare itself for war, take measures to defend itself, and prepare the army and society for such an ...
Leading Readings of the Third World War: U.S.-China Naval Rivalry in the 2020s, Similar to the U.S.-Japanese Naval Rivalry of the 1920s
In global crises, the West gets its way. As the world's axis is shifting towards the East, untimely eruptions such as the Israel-Hamas crisis allow the parties in the Sino-American rivalry to test their power levels and the rest of the world to ...
Boron Era Begins in Automotive
Boron steel is steel alloyed with small amounts of boron. Boron is widely used in making ultra-high strength steel. The yield point of boron steel is between 1,350-1,400 N/mm2. This is four times higher than the average high-strength steel. ...
Can 350 Million Service Society Compete with 1.5 Billion Industrialists?
According to a study by the US Department of Defence, the number of small businesses working in the defence industry fell by 40 percent between 2010 and 2020, and if the downward trend continues, it is estimated that around 15,000 more companies ...
As the Energy Sector Continues to Develop, the NTE & Boron Market will Grow
Rare Earth elements re valuable. They have magnetic nd optical properties that create technology such s udio speakers, hard drives, camera lenses, MRI imaging. However, post-mining refining processes create hazardous waste. Boron is potential ...
Why doesn't Turkey go to the Moon?
Space launchers are built in special places in the world to go into space. If Turkey is not suitable, what are we going to do to build a launch pad? No lem, one of these launch pads is in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a Turkish state. They will ...
What is the Great Test of Humanity in Palestine?
After 17 years of siege and 17 days of passive resistance to genocide in the Gaza Strip, the trucks that entered the Gaza Strip, instead of the materials that enable human beings to live, only "Grim Reaper bags" without collars for men and women ...
What is the service life of a fighter jet? How many hours can fighter jets fly in total?
If a fighter aircraft flies 200 hours a year, its approximate lifetime is 40 years. Before the metal of the aircraft fuselage shows signs of material fatigue, it can withstand nominal G loads (+9g/-3g) for 8,000 flight hours and provide flight ...
We can strengthen the Man of Steel with Boron and make him a Boron Man
Boron an be added to low alloy and unalloyed steels to increase their hardness. It an also be found in austenitic steels to increase their high temperature strength. It prevents the formation of pearlite and ferrite structures in the material and ...
Boron Fibre is Considered the Greatest Advancement in Materials in the Last 3000 Years
Aircraft designers have continually sought to improve lift-to-weight ratios since man first took to the air. Composite materials have played an important role in reducing the weight of aerial platforms and three main types are used today: carbon ...
Why the largest airborne attack by the largest package arm in history failed on the third day of Operation Desert Storm in 1991
On the eve of the first day of the air campaign in Iraq, General Norman Schwarzkopf's coalition had 2,430 military aircraft at its disposal. The American general, who wanted to fulfil his orders and inflict a decisive defeat on Iraq, began the Gulf ...
Is Israel being drawn into a quagmire?
The hidden hand that pushed Russia to Ukraine will not be satisfied, it is pulling Israel to Gaza. The balance is being reshaped. As the mutual losses become heavier, the compromises will increase, those who withstand pressures d bombs will win, ...
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
Each year, participating tiger fleets traditionally take part in the Tiger Meet with at least one aircraft, or more if they wish, decorated in their own colours, decorated with tiger markings and painted with tiger-themed figures reflecting the ...
Israel's New Spy Plane Oron in the Air
On the night of 15 October 2023, when the Israeli Air Force announced that it would begin air strikes in Lebanon, the Israeli Air Force's new surveillance platform G550 Nachshon Oron was put into use for signals intelligence ...
Hamas: Hostages in Our Hands, Israel's Ground Operation Does Not Frighten Us
While the ongoing armed clashes with Hamas and partly with Hezbollah point to a ground operation, Israelis whose relatives are ages in the hands of Hamas continue to wait. Meanwhile, an Israeli government official said that there would be no ...
Hamas sowed the wind, today the people of Gaza are reaping the storm, the Islamic world is watching what is happening in Gaza like a movie
On the sixth day of the air campaign, Israel, which, instead of hitting Hamas, has been bombing the inhabitants of the open-air prison of Gaza from the air with a crude thought, is dropping 6,000 bombs on the people of Gaza, without any ldren, ...
Why is the US Actively Supporting Israel's "Revenge Operation" with Aircraft Carriers?
Hamas militants, trapped in the Gaza Strip and without a single aeroplane, are powerless against the Israeli army. An asymmetrical war between Israel and Hamas has started and continues. Despite this asymmetrical imbalance of power, the US is in a ...
Deadlock in NATO: Turkey does not approve Sweden's NATO membership without the F-16s. Sweden also refuses to give fighter jets to Ukraine without becoming a member.
The new policy, which for the first time directly links Gripen deliveries to alliance membership, was announced by Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson along with Stockholm's 14th military aid support package for Kiev, worth about $200 ...
October 7 Hamas Attack Ends Political Crisis in Israel and Legitimises Israeli Violence in Gaza
Why was Israel caught unprepared? With this attack, Hamas proved to be operationally more ambitious and tactically more skilful than expected. Some consider Israel's losses today to be proportionally a greater blow than the US suffered on 11 ...
Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs is a film full of suspense and horror about what it feels like to be a woman coveted by men. And a similar tension is currently unfolding in the Greater Middle East region. ...
Will Turkish-American Tensions Escalate in the Context of the Turkish UCAV Downed by an American F-16 during an Air Operation in Northern Syria?
US forces saw UCAVs conducting air strikes near Hasakah. Some of the air-to-ground strikes were within the area where US forces were operating. The strikes were carried out on locations up to a kilometre away from US troops who had taken shelter in ...
What is Air Policing?
The term air policing is often used synonymously with "Air Traffic Police" or "Air Traffic Control". Air policing refers to an official organisation that supervises and regulates airspace, airports and air travel. These organisations monitor, direct ...
Who gave the order to shoot down the Iraqi plane?
The pilots who shot down the Iraqi IL-28 light bomber aircraft with tail number 6540 were serving in F-84F aircraft at the 8th Main Jet Base 181st (Pars) Squadron Command in Diyarbakır. ...
Is the F-35I Adir Good Enough for Israel?
These days, Israel does not rely on the F-35I Adir (The Mighty One) to gain air superiority. It is looking for an air superiority aircraft to take over the throne of the F-15I Ra'am ...
New Approach to Air Warfare
Despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence and automation, as well as the focus of the world's air forces on low-cost unmanned combat aircraft, human pilots will still play a key role in air combat for years to come. ...
Why Are F-35s Flying Less? Why Are Their Activity Rates and Sortie Production Low? What is the Issue?
GAO monitors the F-35 programme on behalf of the US Government, publishes reports from time to time, and certain parts of these reports are shared transparently with the whole world. Published on Thursday, 21 September 2023, the GAO report ...
Which armoured vehicles are better?
As armies downsized, e Cold War-era army structures based on armoured units also underwent a process of change. The number of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and armoured combat vehicles decreased rapidly. This was because e reat posed by ...
F-5 Freedom Fighter Inspiration for Modern Fighters
The F-5 began in the 1950s as a Northrop project to build a supersonic, lightweight fighter aircraft platform designed to be small, highly aerodynamic, with high thrust and lower cost than other platforms of the time, such as the F-4 Phantom ...
Can Ankara-London Defence Cooperation Pave the Way for the Sale of Typhoons to Turkey, Despite Berlin?
In this sense, Britain, which wants to rely on Turkey's geopolitical position and historical connections in order to maintain its presence, power and prestige in the Middle East, is a country that has always tended to take care to maintain a special ...
Who is Martyr Air Pilot First Lieutenant Ali Ibrahim TEK, First in our circuits, our only passer in most fields?
He was n a deployment mission with his squadron at the Airport Command/Antalya. When he took ff that day in the morning in the heat f Antalya, the performance f his aircraft was probably not sufficient for a safe climb. As a result f the crash ...
Entering the Age of Laser Weapons in Fighter Aircraft
In the last few years, the US Air Force has also been conducting some tests of air-fired laser weapons. Lockheed Martin, one of the contractors, is reported to have delivered the LANCE air-fired laser system, called Laser Advances for Next ...
Indispensable Weapon of Modern Warfare: Missiles
During World War II, the Germans built the V-2 rocket, the first ballistic missile in history. After the end of the war, many countries began to develop missile technologies and the missile race began during the Cold ...
Causes and Consequences of Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh Antiterrorist Operation
The so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic", de facto "Artsakh", held the Lachin Corridor, which was left at the mercy of the Russian peacekeepers against the Zangezur Corridor. Pashinyan, the Wise Man, did not go to war with Azerbaijan, did not ...
How was China able to compete with the United States in the production of fighter jets?
The stereotypes and stereotypes about Chinese goods were also being perpetuated with regard to Chinese fighter aircraft. We know that most of the fighter aircraft produced by the Chinese in the past were clones, copies of Russian designs. For ...
Changing World and Changing Trends of Armies
Firearms, on the other hand, are still in use, but have shown a very rapid development. Because the speed of development of technology has increased a lot. For this reason, the period of use of flintlock rifles has been incomparably shorter than the ...
How was the Turkish Made JACKAL Drone Developed? Why Taiwan is Buying 160 JACKAL Drones?
JACKAL is an aerial vehicle developed by Fly BVLOS Teknoloji A.Ş., a Turkish company, with the experience and dedication of Turkish engineers within the scope of the "Drones For Good" motto in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 2 category (UAV 2), ...
Pancarköy Disaster: How Air Pilot Captain Mustafa ÖZCAN and 64 Mehmetçiks Were Martyred?
During the Autumn Yıldırım 1981 Exercise, a military plane crash occurred on 22 September 1981, in which 65 soldiers were martyred at the same time. Since the name of the village where the plane crash took place was Pancarköy, the name of this ...
Comparing the MiG-29 and Su-27, which aircraft is better and why?
The Soviets knew that the Americans were working on a similar project. They calculated that the Americans would need a lot of time to solve some major problems, especially related to aerodynamics (there were no modern computers at that time). ...
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Law: Technology Moving the Justice System into the Future
Artificial intelligence is a branch of science that aims to provide computer systems with human-like thinking and learning capabilities. This technology includes subfields such as big data analysis, machine learning and deep learning. AI is known ...
There is the smell of iron in the air: Azerbaijan and Armenia at War
There is a smell of iron in the air today. I don't know why. Azerbaijan and Armenia have come to the point of confrontation again. A thousand kinds of games are being played in the region again. Where were we last ...
Why did Air Pilot First Lieutenant H.Sinan ERKAN, who was martyred in front of my eyes, did not abandon his aircraft or pull the ejection handle?
The Squadron Commander naturally asked ERKAN, "Can you fly? Do you want to fly? Do you have any obstacle?" he naturally asked. He replied that he "actually had no problem, and if the doctor reopened the flight, he could fly". This was the point ...
Russia Protects Heavy Bombers with Old Car Tyres
Ukraine is now capable of carrying out deep strike attacks on air bases on Russian territory. They have upgraded old drones, built or acquired new ones, and as a result, Ukraine is able to attack Russian aircraft on Russian territory with ...
Why did the Russian Su-27 pilot open fire on a British spy plane over the Black Sea?
On 29 September 2022, the RC-135 surveillance aircraft was intercepted by two Su-27s while flying in international airspace. At the time of this unfortunate incident, Russia admitted that the pilot of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet had indeed fired a ...
How did the legendary British tank Challenger meet its bitter end in the Ukrainian War?
The 14 Challenger 2 tanks donated by the British to Ukraine failed the Ukraine test. While the war continued in Ukraine, the shooting of a Challenger Tank during the clashes in the Robotyne region caused the Challenger 2 tank, which could not be ...
Why did the Airbus A320 aircraft of Russian Ural Airlines make a forced landing in a field?
According to Russian news sources, a scheduled passenger plane of Ural Airlines travelling from Sochi to Omsk had to make an emergency landing in a field in the Novosibirsk region of Western Siberia. According to Russian Interfax news agency, there ...
When Slovakia, which has no fighter jets left, buys F-16C/D Block 70 Vipers?
It was eclared that Slovakia, which is planned to purchase a total of 14 F-16 fighter jets, will pay approximately 1.6 billion ollars to the USA. Of the aircraft that will enter the Slovak Air Force inventory, 12 will be single-seat and 2 will be ...
What are the New Developments in Battery Technology?
Lithium ion batteries, which are in wide use nowadays, have some disadvantages as well as advantages such as the fact that the battery is relatively light, rechargeable and more environmentally friendly than old batteries because lithium is a ...
Are You Ready to Travel with Hybrid Air Vehicles, the Zeppelins of the Future?
In the next few years, a large number of hybrid aircraft that can fulfil similar functions to regional passenger aircraft d even narrow-body passenger aircraft are expected to be introduced. In addition, it is stated that hybrid aircraft will be ...
What is Electronic Warfare?
Electronic warfare is an important turning point in the evolution of warfare. In addition to traditional cannons, rifles and swords, the new face of warfare is now shaped by signals, radio waves and electronic ...
How did the Russians usher in the Space Age?
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first man to go into space on 12 April 1961 with the Vostok spacecraft. With this , Gagarin, in a sense, ushered in the space age. They erected his statue in Moscow. Russians are proud of his ...
Could the South China Sea be the starting point of the Third World War?
All six neighbouring countries have claims to various parts of the sea. Many of these countries also believe that they have some rights over the islets, shoals and reefs in the region. There are two main groups of islets that are the subject of ...
While American tanks are arriving in Ukraine, the Russians are strengthening Moscow's defences
In early August, the United States officially approved the transfer of the first batch of Abrams tanks to Ukraine. It was originally planned that the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative would finance the transfer of new tanks and their purchase ...
What is the Meaning of 1 September for the Turkish Air Force?
This ritual, which is performed without fail every 1 September, marks the start of the flight training and education year when the Commander of the Air Forces takes off for the first time at a pre-determined main jet base mand, preferably in a ...
Turkish Airlines Pilots Taken Away by Covid-19
THY pilots were among our people who were affected by the coronavirus epidemic, which was intensely experienced in our country and in the world in 2020. Due to the epidemic, a total of 7 captain pilots from THY alone lost their ...
F-35B fighter jet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea
The pilot of a British F-35B fighter jet did not know that the engine protective cover had been forgotten inside the engine air intake intake when he started to take off from the aircraft carrier. The fighter jet, whose engine was therefore only ...
Are you ready to travel in pilotless airplanes?
Today, we are all witnessing a great progress n unmanned aerial vehicles. Especially n military aviation, we are witnessing developments that will almost change the nature of air wars. I believe that there will be much greater leaps n this field ...
How is Tactical Data Link Used in Military Operations?
Tactical data links are used to ensure effective communication in military operations. During an operation, tactical data links are used to enable real-time data sharing, co-ordination and command and control between different military ...
What is the key element of communication between all kinds of devices and systems in our lives?
A data link is a way of connecting one source to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving audio, video or information (data communication). It also requires a series of electronic assemblies consisting of a transmitter and a receiver ...
How do the F-35A/B/C variants differ from each other?
All F-35 variants are fifth generation aircraft with low visibility capabilities as well as avionics (with different programming as appropriate), sensors and EW/ECM. In general terms, A is known as the Air Force , B as the Marine Corps ...
The Only Privately Owned MiG-23UB Flogger in the World Crashed at Air Show
Two pilots ejected out of a two-seat MiG-23UB Flogger, registration N23UB/1038107, participating in the air show at Willow Run Airport in Michigan on Sunday 13 August ...
Can Star Wars' X-Wing Starfighter fly on our planet?
Anything with the right thrust can fly in space in zero gravity, even a brick. However, the flight of an object in the atmosphere surrounding the planet Earth is more difficult than the flight of a spacecraft travelling in space within the ...
F-16, Every Home Needs One. Argentina Wants to Buy Danish F-16s
Since 2015, the Argentine Air Force, which does not have supersonic aircraft, has been waiting for the approval of the US administration for the sale of 38 second-hand F-16 A7B MLU fighter jets from Denmark. ...
Why was the F-117 retired? Was it just a transitional technology for Stealth?
The F-117 NightHawk, which was designed in the same years as the F-15 and F-16, took longer to develop than these fighters, started flight tests later, and therefore entered the inventory later. However, while the F-15 and F-16 are still in use with ...
US Approves Ukraine to Procure F-16s from Denmark and the Netherlands
Nato members Denmark and the Netherlands are leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support personnel, maintain the aircraft and ultimately enable Ukraine to acquire F-16s for use in its war with ...
Is the F-22 Raptor the World's Best Fighter Jet?
The F-22 Raptor is primarily an interceptor designed for air-to-air combat and developed to gain air superiority. According to those who have even more ambitious discourse, it is an air dominance aircraft. This means that not even a fly flies in the ...
US Administration Delays Ukraine's Access to F-16
Ukraine wants to reinforce its air-to-ground strike capability, especially at close ranges, and has decided that the F-16 is the most suitable aircraft for this. However, even for Ukraine to acquire the F-16s that other F-16 user countries have ...
Can James Bond's miniature fighter jet, the BD-5J SMART, really fly?
Although there is no production of the BD-5J today, this manned miniature fighter aft continues to be kept in the air by its fans as a hobby aft, and even continues to serve as a good training aid in some military missions as a target ...
What is the Story of the Fighter Aircraft (F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18) Developed to Overcome the Vietnam Syndrome?
The -4s were forced into a "dogfight" with the Soviet agile fighter at their greatest disadvantage. As if the MiG-21 was not enough, the Soviets also developed the MiG-25. The newly produced -111s lacked many of the multi-role capabilities of the ...
Russia's Operational Fighter, Interceptor, Bomber Class Fighters and Their Use in the Ukraine War
More than 95 per cent of the fighter aircraft that have entered service since the mid-1990s are variants or derivatives of the Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter, ich was considered the best fighter aircraft used by any air force in the world ...
How should the Turkish Foreign Military Sales System for the Turkish Defence Industry be?
Who are the actors and structures responsible for foreign military sales in the Turkish Defence Industry? Does Turkey, which as reached a certain level in the defence industry and is increasing its export efforts every day, need a system that will ...
How Artificial Intelligence is Used in Air Defence Weapons and Systems?
It is crucial for policymakers, experts and society as a whole to engage in informed discussions and establish comprehensive frameworks to address the ethical, legal and security implications of AI in autonomous weapons. The goal should be to ensure ...
Is It More Comfortable to Fly in Economy Class or in the F-16 Cockpit?
How comfortable is travelling from one place to another in the cockpit of a fighter jet? Let me tell you from the beginning, it is much better than economy class, it is comfortable. When you first the cockpits of modern fighter jets, they may ...
How is Artificial Intelligence Used in Unmanned Systems?
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain has been a subject of increasing interest and concern. AI technologies have the potential to revolutionise warfare by improving military capabilities, decision-making processes and ...
Why Does the US Air Force Want to Keep 51-Year-Old F-15 Fighter Jets in Inventory?
While there is no problem in focusing on fifth generation fighter aircraft as much as possible, complementary aircraft that can operate in the same package with these aircraft are not ignored. In this context, emphasis is being placed on the ...
Why does the sun wobble as it revolves around itself?
We were talking about the sun, weren't we? We said it wobbles. It is Jupiter that makes the sun wobble! Jupiter is a planet of the solar system like our earth. However, it has a much larger mass compared to the ...
Turkish Industry Needs Real Engineers, Not Diplomas
As a business owner, you think, why don't we ture our machines ourselves? Let's set up a team, let's ture our machines ourselves from now on instead of buying from outside, so that we can both save a lot of money and continue to ...
Why is Western-backed Nigeria/ECOWAS conducting an operation against Russian-backed Niger?
In Niger, a coup d'état was carried out against the President under the leadership of the Presidential Guard Command, which is responsible for protecting President Mohamed Bazoum, the head of the country's administration. The coup, which was ...
Has China's Air Superiority Fighter, the J-20, received an indigenous and capable engine after years of effort?
Bringing the WS-15 to successful operational status is an important milestone for Chinese aviation. The fact that the J-20 has an engine that provides the range/load performance for which it was originally designed makes this fighter a serious ...
Can China's Mighty Fighter J-20s Stop F-35s in the Pacific?
Nowadays, the tug-of-war between the J-20 and the F-35 in Asia has taken hold of the countries of the region. Demand for F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets is on the rise among US allies in Asia. This demand is being driven by Beijing's ...
IDEF-23 Impressions; A Showcase of the Turkish Defence Industry
It is foreseen that the IDEF-23 series of exhibitions continues to grow by pushing its own limits every year, that it is important for all private and state institutions leading the defence industry to participate in IDEF exhibitions, which is a ...
Flying Su-57 Felon without canopy
The Russian stealth aircraft Su-57 Felon performed a test commonly used in combat aircraft. It flew ithout a canopy. When the Su-57 Felon as filmed flying ithout a canopy, this strange event caused a lot of curiosity and controversy. After all, ...
Magic Material of Aviation, Space and Defence Vehicles; Boron
Boron is one of the most widely used elements on our planet, it can also be included in the group of metals. Did you know that boron has uses in very specific fields besides its general industrial applications? For example; aerospace and defence ...
MiG-17 Landing with Unexploded Missile lodged in its Fuselage Caused Technology Transfer to Russia
The first live firing of the Sidewinder 1 missile took place on 3 September 1952. The missile intercepted an unmanned target aircraft for the first time on 11 September 1953. In 1954, trials continued at the US Air Force Holloman Air Development ...
What are the Aircraft and Role Codes Used in Air Operations?
In the American System, which is most widely used in aviation in the world, an aircraft referred to as B-52 as an example for military aircraft (Bomber) tells us about a B-52 aircraft in the role of Bomber in military aviation literature. The ICAO ...
Pilot Candidate Air Lieutenant, Martyr Gendarmerie First Lieutenant Ercan Şahin How Did My Brother Become a Martyr?
Ercan Şahin, who joined the ranks of the Turkish Armed Forces as an aviation lieutenant on the Şırnak Silopi Köstelli road, was martyred as a Gendarmerie First Lieutenant together with his comrades-in-arms. Martyr First Lieutenant Ercan Şahin ...
F-15EX Eagle II, Famous as Bomb Truck and Flying Arsenal
The F-15EX can carry more than 13.6 tonnes of ammunition, which is much higher than the carrying capacity of its previous variants. This makes it what some military aviation experts call a "bomb truck", "flying ...
What are the US Air Force's Fighter Aircraft in the Near Future?
It is known that the US Air Force currently has 900 F-16 aircraft. If, as planned, 125 F-16s were to be retired in 2024 (14% of the current F-16s), this would mean a serious decline in US air power. Congress politically does not find this decline ...
Pioneer and Hero of Turkish Aviation History on the 54th Anniversary of His Death: Vecihi Hürkuş
Working day and night, I created a new project that was completely different from the existing aircraft, simpler than them, but superior to them in terms of speed and durability. In order to realise this project, the Air Force Inspectorate had to ...
Why won't the US give F-16s to Turkey?
The summit was characterised by positive signals of real progress in the fight against terrorism, the F-16 talks and Sweden's eventual accession, but in reality no progress was made. Nevertheless, in Vilnius the parties declared that they had ...
Indian Navy Replaces MiG-29Ks with Rafale M's
France had previously sold 36 Rafale fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Now, on top of this number, it is at the point of selling 26 Rafale M, which can take off and land on aircraft carriers, to the Indian Navy. Thus, India will have a total of ...
China's Export Restrictions on Gallium and Germanium Will Challenge AESA Radar Manufacturers
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN), found primarily in China, are the most basic materials used in the construction of transmit-receive modules in active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, which are widely used in modern ...
Ukraine's Prospective F-16s Seek Support from Turkish Aircraft Maintainers
If Ukraine had aircraft maintainers working on aircraft from the US or even other western countries, the transition to the F-16 might be a bit easier, but transitioning from Russian systems will be difficult in many ...
Can Europe's, and Turkey's in particular, declining defense spending be questioned in Vilnius?
NATO is convening the Vilnius Summit (July 11-12, 2023). The expectation that Europe should take bold steps to bolster its security in four areas could be raised at the Summit: Increasing Defense Spending per r, Enhancing Cooperation among ...
Where did the legendary spy plane U-2s get its name?
Many U.S. military jets developed after the 1940s bear the signature of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works team he led. This is also true for the U-2s. The Skunk Works team managed to fly the U-2A aircraft, which was developed in complete ...
Belgian F-16 pilots were apparently not as lucky as us that day
Today, I will tell you about how I narrowly survived a life-and-death incident at happened to me while performing a flight mission in our Air Force, and how I survived. In e meantime, while I was surviving, I will also tell you about two lives ...
World's Largest Commercial, Civil and Private Sector Air Force
Based in Lakeland, Florida, Draken International was founded in 2011 and has grown rapidly since then. Currently, the company runs a number of training activities for the US Air Force, but is also actively considering and planning to open a European ...
What should be the name of the National Combat Aircraft (MMU/TF-X)?
The name Kaan, which was given at the inauguration ceremony held on May 1, 2023, will be added after the two digits, and a correct and accurate decision will be made by choosing the name of our National Combat Aircraft as "TF-23 ...
How many times will the F-16 be reborn from its ashes?
A total of 4,588 F-16s have been produced to date, making the F-16 the second most produced American supersonic jet fighter after the F-4 Phantom, and its production is still ongoing. Will the F-16 be able to beat the F-4's record of 5,195 aircraft? ...
My Blond, Blue Eyed Martyr Brother, Air Pilot First Lieutenant Cemil KAYA
Like all martyrs, Cemil Kaya has a heartbreaking story. He lived 26 years, a very short life. Now I see that it has been 31 years since Cemil was martyred, a longer time than he lived. What ld he be doing now if he had lived? What kind of life ...
How the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the first US Skunk Works fighter jet, was born
When considering the high-tech aircraft of the Second World War, German designs such as the Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger, Messerschmitt Me 262 and Heinkel He 163 Komet usually come to mind. On the other hand, we see that the United States and its ...
F-111 Aardvark, one of the legends of the Cold War, "Vark the Assassin"
The F-111 was the first aircraft in the world to use the new variable geometry technology or "swing wings". It was also the first to use turbofan engines and the first to introduce terrain tracking radar technology into the theater of operations. It ...
100 Years Ago Today, How Was Air Refueling Performed for the First Time and When Did the Turkish Air Force Acquire This Capability?
Celebrating he Centenary of Aerial Refueling The first aerial refueling in he world ook place 100 years ago, on June 27, 1923 in he United States. Aerial refueling is he process of ransferring aircraft fuel from one military aircraft (tanker) ...
Celal GÜNGÖR Narrates: Slingshot and Pebbles
Our jets continue to fly low over Cyprus. UN Secretary General U-Thant blames the Greeks. Our naval forces are off the coast of Kyrenia. Chief of General Staff Cemal TURAL tells the youth, "We are on the ...
First Operation of the F-16s: June 7, 1981 Israeli Attack on Osirak Nuclear Reactor
With their external fuel tanks empty, the F-16 pilots followed each other in coordinated maneuvers towards the planned hilltop for an air-to-ground attack. The Osirak Nuclear Reactor, hich they could not yet see as they approached at low altitude, ...
An Extraordinary Tribute Flight to the Hero of an Extraordinary Life
As a woman, if want to put an end to discrimination and harassment, will first change the attitude and perception of the institution belong to towards women soldiers, and will fight for this. If want to be treated as an equal, ...
How realistic is it for TAI to aim to deliver the first Hürjet in 2025, while Boeing has postponed the first delivery of the T-7A to 2027?
According to my past experience at TAI, I estimate that the flight test process to be carried out with the prototype Hürjet aircraft, which can only perform an average of two sorties per week, can only be completed within 4-5 years, unless a major ...
F-35 New Engine Discussions Flare Up
According to Pratt, even if an adaptive engine were put on the F-35, "it will never meet the mission requirements of the 6th generation. Therefore, the focus should be on a 6th generation airframe with a 6th generation propulsion ...
Insurance for Pilots in Fighter Aircraft: How Does the Ejection/Jump System Work?
It is a standard procedure that if a fighter aircraft develops a critical emergency or if the pilot is unable to land the aircraft safely at the nearest airfield, or if for some reason the aircraft has entered an abnormal condition and is certain to ...
Is Norway's Air Force All 5th Generation F-35A Aircraft Maintained?
While the F-35A offers significant performance advantages over the F-16, including stealth capabilities, much more advanced sensors and avionics, and access to next-generation weapons, the F-35's maintenance requirements are, as every user knows and ...
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Flying Unmanned
A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Model A helicopter bearing DARPA's logo, without a pilot on board, completes the pre-flight checklist, starts ts engines, turns on ts rotors and takes off. It performs ts mission flight, returns to the base, completes ...
How Many Years Does an Airplane Fly? What is its lifespan?
As long as you take a 1960 model airplane and maintain it continuously, it will fly until it completes 20,000 hours of flight hours. Whether this airplane is 5 years old or 55 years old. But if you have an aircraft with structural or software ...
How Do Fighter Jet Pilots Take a Pee Break?
For pilots flying fighter jets such as the F-16, F-35, Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen, etc., it is a big problem for them to take a "necessity break" (to use the small toilet) after taking off, in addition to eating and drinking. After connecting to the ...
Future Tanks Will Be Unmanned-Optionally Manned
Just some of the features required by the US Army in its "Optionally Manned/Unmanned Tank" program. The US Army is now thinking beyond the Abrams, the newly unveiled AbramsX and the Russian T-14 Armata, and is designing the next generation of tanks ...
Turkey's Path Ahead for Integration of Western Technology into Russian-Built Combat Aircraft
The strong well-established Western technology players practitioners in jet fighter aircraft were the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy Israel. In the period after the Cold War until today, we also include South Korea, Japan ...
Pentagon to halt new F-35 acceptances due to software problems
The F-35 Joint Program Office told the press that TR-3 delays will disrupt deliveries and cause new fighters to have to be stored in the ...
Panavia Tornado, The Low and Fierce Storm of the Black Forest
The 1991 Gulf War was the Tornado's first combat experience. But this aircraft was designed for something much darker. The Tornado was designed to be a robust attack, deep strike aircraft, intended to survive the rigors of a possible Cold War ...
Şener Koltuk, TAI Test Pilot Who Became a Legend in His Lifetime
In April 1987, at the rank of Major, he became a TAI test pilot as part of a protocol between TAI and the Turkish Air Force. Instead of following the usual pattern of transition to airline pilot, Koltuk preferred to sit in the TAI test pilot seat. ...
Nordic Countries Want to Create a Joint Air Force of 250 Aircraft
The concept a joint Nordic Air Force consisting around 250 modern, generation 4.5 and 5 front-line fighters in the short term and generation 5 & 6 in the medium to long term has been a subject constant consultation between the governments ...
European Rival Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale
Why are these two jet fighters on our agenda? The Eurofighter Typhoon is an alternative to the F-16V, which we are planning to buy to close our deficit of fighter jets for fighter/bomber purposes. The Dassault Rafale is a fighter jet fighter that ...
Can smart metals and plastics be used in UAVs and Space?
There is no doubt that smart metals and plastics can be used in aerospace systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. These smart materials can be applied in various ways to improve the performance, durability and functionality of ...
How are smart metals and plastics used in the aerospace industry?
Smart metals and plastics are used in various ways in the aerospace industry. These include lightness and durability, shape memory effect, magnetic properties, temperature control, ...
F-35's Cooling Systems Need Improvements
In order to provide adequate cooling for the avionics systems and to keep the aircraft's weight-to-response ratio within the desired criteria, the F-35 requires the engine to operate at high performance, which results in constant and excessive ...
Smart Metals and Plastics
The main feature of smart metals is the shape memory effect. Shape memory is the ability of a metal to temporarily deform after it has been shaped into a certain form, under the influence of heat or other stimuli, and then regain its former shape. ...
What is Stealth Technology, Threats and Counter-Threat Measures?
The great secrecy surrounding stealth programs is designed to protect the selection and mix of techniques used in a given system, not just to protect a particular stealth technology. Various technologies can be combined to make a platform ...
Air Defense and Weapon Systems Used by China, Israel and European Countries
China is trying to build a multi-layered missile defense system with many components. They cannot afford to be left behind in this important part of the military technological race. China is looking to other great powers. The United States is the ...
American and Russian Air Defense and Weapon Systems
In 1983, US President Ronald Reagan tried to allay fears of a possible nuclear attack by the Soviet Union with an idea that was considered outlandish. Originally called the Strategic Defense Initiative, but known as Star Wars, the idea was to ...
Aircraft Carriers in the Sky
US DARPA wants to revamp large transport aircraft to turn them into "Airborne UAV Aircraft Carriers". According to DARPA, modern military missions rely on massive engagement with ...
What is an Air Defense System? What Does It Do?
An Air Defense System (ADS) consists of a complex structure consisting of command and control vehicles, ammunition transport and loading vehicles, radars and launcher vehicles called launchers, which are expressed in different terms such as ...
Why do some fighter jets have two vertical tails and some only one?
Why do some fighters have only one vertical stabilizer, while most modern fighters have two? In most, if not all, modern fighters with twin vertical tails, the vertical tails are smaller than those on fighters with single vertical tails. The major ...
US Deploys F-35s in Finland along Russian Border
Following Finland's formal accession to NATO on April 4, 2023, the United States is negotiating a Defense Cooperation Agreement with Finland that would allow the country to establish a comprehensive military infrastructure to facilitate the forward ...
Military Transport Aircraft that left their mark
Transport aircraft are very important flying platforms that ensure the operational speed, efficiency and flexibility of the armed forces. Fighter aircraft are always in the spotlight, in the showcase, in the dreams and ideals, but the background ...
MiG-31K Kinzhal hits Patriots with hypersonic missile
It was reported that 32 missiles were launched from Patriot air defense systems to intercept MiG-31Ks loaded with Kinzhal, but they failed to intercept the MiG-31Ks, while Kindzal hypersonic missiles launched from MiG-31Ks destroyed Patriot ...
TOP ACES is the First and Only Civilian Company in the World with a Commercial F-16 Fleet
TOP ACES Corp. is the world's sole commercial owner and operator of the F-16 fighter jet, providing air combat tactics training to US F-22 and F-35 fighter pilots against advanced aggressor aircraft at the US Air Force's (USAF) Eglin and Luke Air ...
The Ukrainian war has caused not only a shortage of wheat but also a shortage of tanks
While Europe and Russia face these problems, current developments may create opportunities for Turkey. Although the production of the Altay tank has been delayed considerably due to a change of company halfway through, its production can be ...
Artificial Intelligence: The Magic Word That Will Change the Shape of Future Wars
One of the most important as where artificial intelligence is used is "war". The armed forces of many countries have been using artificial intelligence for more than a decade. Studies on the use of artificial intelligence in the military field ...
Why Don't Fighter Jets Use High Speeds (Mach 2 and Above)?
When we look at fighter jets in terms of the speed factor, the speeds of jets have remained almost the same from past to present, and there has not been a need to increase the speed that would force fighter jet designers to increase the ...
What is a biological chip?
A biological chip, also known as a biochip or biological microchip, is a device that integrates living biological components such as cells, tissues or biomolecules with conventional microchip technology. It combines the principles of biology and ...
Comparison of the F-22 Raptor and the Eurofighter Typhoon
Both aircraft serve relatively similar roles, where they can both take part in air-to-surface attack missions and fight for air superiority. Both are highly agile super jet fighters and it is difficult to tell which is more ...
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
This rticle titled "The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Health" was prepared with CHAT GPT to convey to the readers how n rticle can be written with Artificial Intelligence, the subject of which is the health system nd its future ...
A threat long forgotten: Sea mines
The developments caused by the deployment of sea mines along Ukraine's Black Sea coast have captured the attention of almost the entire world. Before the war, there was little prospect of the long-defunct sea mines re-emerging as a threat, and so it ...
Anatomy of MIT's ISIS Operation
The arguments of the "Free Syrian Army" and the "Safe Zone" to be established in the north of Syria are not projects that Turkey has produced on its own and challenged Syria, but, let's say it directly, they are NATO, North Atlantic Pact, ...
Iran Converts Stealth Fighter Qaher-313 into UCAV
Iran Aerospace Industries Organization (IAIO), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defense, announced that full maturity has been reached in the relevant and necessary technologies of the Qaher fighter jet ...
Known and Potential Impacts of Unmanned Naval and Air Vehicles on Modern Warfare
The war in Ukraine has been closely llowed by almost all military analysts and various assessments have been made. These assessments mainly cus on innovations on the ground and in the air, such as the new generation of missiles used by Russia ...
Taiwan Converts F-5s into UCAVs to Intercept Chinese Warplanes
At the Taiwan Foreign and National Defense Committee session, it was confirmed that given the wear and tear on Taiwan Air Force fighter jets, there are plans to convert F-5 fighter jets into UCAVs. ...
Nuclear Umbrella for South Korea
Enhanced deterrence, including the decision to use American nuclear weapons if necessary, was one of the main issues discussed by the two leaders at this summit. The April 26 Washington Declaration declared that the United States would undertake ...
Can the Chinese J-20 Mighty Dragon Help Our Air Power?
Until such time as the TF-23 Kaan is commissioned and our airpower is able to assume the role of the main combat fighter jet, the EF Typhoon, the French Dassault Rafale, the Russian SU-35, SU-57 and the French Dassault Rafale are being considered to ...
How was the Airbus BelugaXL Cargo Aircraft Born?
The idea for the development of this aircraft was based on how to NASA's need for transport aircraft for the Apollo program. While trying to sell the idea of guppies to the Pentagon in Washington, an officer is said to have laughed during a ...
Troubled Airplanes That Can't Fly Smoothly
The Wright Brothers are probably the best-known aircraft designers in history. They made many mistakes until 1903, when the first flight took place. Like them, countless other aviation enthusiasts and factories have had to face design mistakes and ...
Enemy Twins; F-15 Eagle and Su-27 Flanker
Legendary and Super Agile F-15 Eagle and Su-27 Flanker When comparing Western and Eastern technology and fighter jets, we cannot omit two aircraft whose performance has been intensely and constantly compared: e McDonnell Douglas F-15 "Eagle" and ...
5th Generation Jet Wars
US F-35 versus Chinese J-20, J-31 and Russian SU-57 Russia's Su-57 and China's J-20 and J-31 are going to great lengths to match or "outperform" the US ...
Is Sweden Losing Ground in the Jet Fighter Industry?
Sweden has a long history of enterprise and experience in e defense and security industry. This small country has spawned a number of well-known, high-tech companies such as Bofors, Kockums and Saab, now merged with Saab. The industrial roots of ...
F-117A Nighthawk, "Called Back to Duty While Enjoying Retirement"
The USAF officially 'retired' its fleet of F-117A Nighthawk stealth attack jets in April 2008, but has now decided to bring the Nighthawk back into flight service to support "limited research and training activities" until at least 2034, when the ...
Jet Fighters Football Team
When the main offensive and defensive missions and their derivatives, which are assigned to jet fighter jets as a purpose function, are examined, and even the interactions between these missions are examined, it will be seen that they are similar to ...
Unmanned QF-4X "Daddy Phantom" is our Recommendation
The service life of the F-4E Phantom II aircraft, determined by its manufacturer Mc Donnell Douglas (later BOEING), is 8000 hours. Manufacturers determine the service life of the aircraft they design and manufacture according to the results of the ...
Is China Turning Its Old Jets into Drone Fighter Jets?
According to Chinese analysts, the decommissioned J-7s will either be earmarked for training and testing, r they will be modified into drones to take n new roles in modern warfare. According to the US Popular Mechanic, CHINA is likely converting ...
Are F-15s Still Needed in a World of F-22s and F-35s?
Between April 1965 and November 1968, 268 air battles took place over North Vietnamese airspace. In these battles, the loss of 85 MiG aircraft belonging to North Vietnam was reported as 244 in total, while the loss of aircraft by the US was reported ...
Northrop F-20A Tigershark was the Right Airplane at the Wrong Time
The F-20A Tigershark light fighter project remains a controversial topic even today. Offering an optimum capability in a cheap and clean package, it is surprising to many that the aircraft never achieved any success. It has not been possible for ...
IRAN'S UNDERGROUND AIR BASE
Iran is building underground bases close to tactical fighter bases to protect its aircraft during wartime. Oghab-44 is an alternative base for the F-4E Phantom IIs of the 91st Tactical hter Squadron (TFS), currently based at the 9th Tactical ...
Desert Mirage Dassault Mirage Jet Fighter
The Mirage made its name most famous during the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt in 1967. Israel used French Mirage III fighter jets in raid air attacks. The Mirage III was originally a 2nd generation personic fighter interceptor, but Israel ...
U-2 "Dragon Lady" Spy "Dragon Lady"
The aircraft is designed to be easy to control at high altitudes, but lower down the density of the air is higher and therefore the U-2 becomes very difficult to control. It requires a lot of physical strength to steer at low altitudes of the ...
Countries with Aircraft Carriers (Including Amphibious Assault Ships)
As of February 2023, there are 47 active aircraft carriers (some of which are primarily amphibious assault ships) operated by fourteen navies around the world. The US Navy has 11 large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, each carrying about 80 ...
Why is the "Double Ugly" F-4 Phantom II such a beloved airplane?
During the tense "Cold War" years of the 1960s and 1970s, the Phantom was the symbol of western world tactical air power. Between 1958 and 1981, 5,195 Phantoms were built in a dozen variants and flown by a dozen countries, making it the most ...
TCG Anadolu, the Navy's Flagship: What is it? What Is Not?
Contrary to what is often emphasized in its presentation, TCG Anadolu is not an aircraft rier, but a landing ship. It is basically a ship designed for amphibious operations and landing craft. However, since it is also a landing ship capable of ...
F-4E 77-0293 Phantom II F-4E 77-0293 Phantom II, The Only One in the World...
During a flight in 1984, the crew (front cockpit and rear cockpit pilots) of 77-0293, which was in the inventory of 111th Squadron Command, 1st Main Jet Base Command-Eskişehir, had completed their mission and were about to land. On the final ...
F-4 Phantom II Pushed in the Air by Another F-4
Jumping out of an airplane in Vietnam, being captured alive, enduring the conditions of a prison camp, surviving a prison camp! It was not easy. No, this was not Pardo's way. How could he leave his comrades in arms with whom he had just fought? ...
Erdogan's Government Failed to Make Progress on F-16 Sales; Why Did It Approve Finland's NATO Membership?
What was in the package? In line with Turkey's demands, in addition to the Block 70/72 Viper configuration (F-16Vs) and the Viper upgrade package for the existing 79 F-16 aircraft, the package also included the sale of 900 air-to-air missiles and ...
F-15 Eagle Flies and Lands with One Wing
Despite entering service with the US Air Force in 1976, nearly half a century ago, the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle remains one of the most powerful and capable air superiority jet fighters in the world. With the exception of the new ...
US QF Air Target Aircraft
The US modifies some of the jet fighters it takes out of service, gives them a Q code and uses them as "unmanned aerial target " for many years. The US Air Force (USAF) has been conducting this practice effectively since the 60s. The ...
AC-130H/U Gunship (Flying Gunship)
The emergence of the AC-130s corresponds to the Vietnam War years. Beginning with the Korean War, the US Air Force began to use specially equipped aft for air support to its infantry on the ground. During the Vietnam War, various transport ...
New Generation Rechargeable Battery Technologies and TOGG Battery
Global lithium-ion battery production capacity is currently at 30 GWh (Gigawatt hours). It is estimated that this number will increase to 180 GWh in the 2030s. Turkey, which will reach a capacity of 25 GWh in 2023, has started the necessary ...
World's 2nd largest air force is actually an "aircraft graveyard"
309. Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG), commonly referred to as the "aircraft boneyard", is a US Air Force "Aircraft and Missile Storage and Maintenance Facility" based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, ...
Hypersonic Missiles, Latest Developments in the World
Hypersonic weapons are missiles and projectiles that can travel between 5 and 25 times the speed of sound - about 1 to 5 miles per second (1.6 to 8 kilometers per second). In other words, the most distinctive feature of highly maneuverable ...
A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog, "The Tank Killer's Lineage Will Not Continue", We Too Are Guilty
The A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog/African Warthog) has earned his retirement, but for now he is Retired!...He cannot Retire Immediately, it will be in five years... The A-10 Thunderbolt was a twin-engine close air support aircraft built for the US ...
"Its only weapon was its speed", the SR-71 Blackbird, "The World's Fastest Aircraft"
The iconic Blackbird, a symbol of the Cold War era, was not even intercepted by the next fastest aircraft, the MiG-25 Foxbat Mach 3+ (2,190 MPH). e MiG-25's maximum speed was very close to the SR-71, but it could not sustain this speed for long. ...
The B-52 Stratofortress, "The Big Ugly Fat Man"
Why was the B-52 called the Stratofortress? This was the last in a series of "Fortress" nicknames Boeing gave to its heavy bombers, starting with the B-17 "Flying Fortress", so called because it was armed with very heavy (relatively for the time) ...
Rising Power of Military Aviation; China
China aims to overtake the United States in air power. It is aware that it will not be able to overtake the US in terms of quality in the initial stages; therefore, it aims to achieve numerical superiority first, and then qualitative superiority. ...
AIRBUS or BOEING, Who Wins the War in the Sky?
In early years of jet-powered commercial aviation, Boeing was king of industry. The company stood out from competition with its incredibly successful 707 series airplanes, such as B727, B727, B737, B747 and B737. In fact, when ...
Countries' Jet Fighter Independence Wars (Part-2)
The former western bloc countries are under the monopoly of the United States in terms of aircraft and engine design, development, production and maintenance (except France). In particular, NATO jet fighter aircraft logistics infrastructure is based ...
The Most Legendary Aircraft of All Time: F-104 Starfighter
Lockheed sent Kelly Johnson to the American bases in Korea and asked him to identify the problems American pilots were having against Soviet aircraft and to determine what they expected from the new aircraft to be produced. Kelly understood the task ...
Countries' Jet Fighter Independence Wars (Section-1)
Cold War Period; 1950-1990 Countries in the Western Bloc that fought against the US Jet Fighter Monopoly included France, the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Israel and ...
Who gave the March 15 downed helicopters to PKK/YPG in Dohuk?
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, around 8:40 p.m., news that a helicopter had crashed in Dohuk in northern Iraq hit the news agencies, but at first it was not clear who the helicopter belonged to. The first thing that came to mind was that it could ...
MiG Fighter Planes: Legends of the Cold War
"MiG" does not actually represent the name of a company or even an individual. It is an acronym for the names of two Soviet aircraft designers, Artyom Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, and their project partnership. These two designers literally changed ...
Will the Air Force be negatively affected by the EYT Retirement of Personnel in the Critically Important 'Aircraft Maintenance' Specialization?
As a former "aircraft maintainer", I have been hearing from our aircraft maintenance community that there are many (but a significant number) of aircraft maintenance personnel who have retired and will retire under the ...
Super Jet Fighter Aircraft Blocked from Mass Production by the US
The Eurofighter Typhoon of he British, German, Italian and Spanish European Consortium, he French Dassault Rafale and he Swedish Gripen are serious market competitors for he US F-35, F-16 and F-18, and he Russian SU-35 and MiG-35. In line with ...
Tea-Pasha, Time is Out
In the video footage of the meeting, there was the figure of a standing Lieutenant General. For some reason, he was not given a seat at the table. He was standing like an usher. Probably the presence of Deputy Minister of National Defense Yunus Emre ...
Do We Still Need Jet Fighters?
Jet Fighter Aircraft; Within an hour, with or without any help from below and/or above, it can drop and destroy approximately 10 tons of ammunition with an error of 5-10 m (i.e. F-16) on a target at a distance of 600 miles (approximately 1000 km). ...
Materials Used in Aircraft Construction
Most people at some point wonder how airplanes can fly, but have you ever wondered what they are made of? The materials used in the construction of airplanes, wings and fuselages make a big difference in terms of strength, lightness and reliability, ...
Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Engines
In the 20th and 21st centuries, it is a fact that global warming continues to increase due to environmental pollution and excessive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the greenhouse gas effect. It is another fact that the number of ...
Why is it so difficult to design and manufacture jet engines used in fighter aircraft?
All jet engines, not nly those used in jet fighter aircraft, are very difficult to design and manufacture. However, we have to accept that the design and manufacturing f jet engines used in jet fighter aircraft, which are expected to provide high ...
HÜRJET Enters the Light Attack Aircraft Arena
The HÜRJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft is designed to play a critical role in air combat by utilising its single-engine, tandem, cockpit with modern avionics suite and rior performance features. With its wide range of missions and ...
The Most Difficult Decade Ahead for Turkish Air Power
The most serious air power threat to Turkey in its region comes from Greece. For many years, the Greek Air Force has been around 70 per cent of the Turkish Air Force in terms of both quantity and quality. However, the recent procurement of Rafale ...
Can't Compulsory Military Service be "Natural Disaster Search and Rescue Expertise Training"?
In order to minimise the suffering of natural disasters, we must be ready for them as a ...
Which Fighter Jet Should the Turkish Air Force Buy? F-16V or Eurofighter Typhoon? Part-3
Eurofighter Typhoon is a weapon platform that not only offers pioneering multi-role capabilities, but also a high-performance role-switching capability that can combine different operational missions into a single mission in a very short period of ...
Why has the order in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) broken down? Is it Possible to Repair?
it is likely that there will be serious divisions within the TSK organizational culture between those who adopt military service as a lifestyle and those who adopt it only as a ...
Which Fighter Jet Should the Turkish Air Force Buy? F-16V or Eurofighter Typhoon? Part 2
As in most modern fighters, the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter also uses HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick) with switches that can be operated by direct voice command (DVI-Direct Voice Input) if desired. The triple ergonomic design elements (Voice ...
Tanks to Ukraine; Does It Mean Inviting a Nuclear Duel?
The tanks to be supplied to Ukraine are called Main Battle Tank (MBT). Today, tanks have become a technology-intensive and complex weapon system. The tanks reportedly to be supplied to Ukraine fall into this category. ...
Which Fighter Jet Should the Turkish Air Force Buy? F-16V or Eurofighter Typhoon? Part 1
The initial versions of the Eurofighter Typhoon were designed in an interceptor role. Later versions added additional capabilities and features to transform the aircraft into a multi-role (air-to-air, air-to-ground and tactical reconnaissance) ...
Aegean Region is Growing in Defense Industry
Organized by the ESAS Aegean Defence Aerospace Cluster, the CETECH Clean Energy Technologies Fair, which brings together defence industry companies with supplier companies, was held at the Izmir Congress and Exhibition Centre between 18-20 January. ...
Was Being Removed from the F-35 Program a Loss or a Gain for Turkey? Part-9 (Final)
Short Answer: Lost Case According o official records, he F-35 program began in 2001. In reality, he heoretical background of his program dates back o he late 1980s. So far, I have written eight articles on he F-35 in STRASAM. Before reading ...
What are the Accidents and Causes of the F-35 Aircraft? Chapter-8
Since its first flight in 2006, the F-35 has flown a total of 613,000 flight hours. Approximately 23,000 of these flights have een test flights. More than 890 F-35s have already een delivered to users. In total, these aircraft operate from 37 air ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? Can the F-35 Fly Without the US Knowing? Chapter-7
Through the special computers located in the vaults, we connect to the ALIS network, which is a global network similar to the NATO CRONOS network or the HvBS network. By logging in to the ALIS network, all flight plans are made and DTCs are loaded. ...
Satellites and the Ukrainian War
On March 7, 2022, the New York Times reported that the US and NATO had smuggled more than 17,000 anti-tank eapons into Ukraine in 6 days. This is a terrible amount. Where people cannot find stones to throw, 17,000 Javelins or anti-tank missiles ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? The Scope of the F-35 Multinational Program and the Removal of Program Partner Turkey from the Program: Part 6
The F-35 program is known as the largest international cooperation program of the United States. The United States has chosen to cover some of the development and production costs, which were particularly burdensome in the initial phase, through the ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? Issues the F-35 Program Needs to Address: Part-5
No matter how you look at it, the F-35 is a fifth-generation aircraft with sharp and angular 'facial' features. The F-35 is also a flying computer. Thanks to an enormous software that is invisible from the outside, the F-35 fighter jet is able to ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? Some Question Marks About the F-35: Part-4
All kinds of tools, equipment and materials such as weapons, ammunition, platforms, equipment, equipment, etc. used in the defense industry, especially in the aerospace dimension, have undergone a fundamental change since the 1970s. Until this ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? Technical Specifications of the Aircraft: Part-3
The F-35 has integrated avionics that autonomously fuse d prioritize the aircraft's multiple spectral sensors d off-board data, providing accurate real-time operational picture for the pilot d the ability to download data for post-mission ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? Technical Specifications of the Aircraft: Part-2
Currently, the majority of fighter jets in most countries' air force inventories are fourth-generation, relatively old aircraft. The F-35 paves the way for non-US allies to acquire fifth-generation aircraft. Thus, countries in the Western world have ...
What are the Pros and Cons of the F-35 Fighter Jet? General Features of the Aircraft: Part 1
Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the F-35, with Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems providing design/product development support. According to current production planning, the US Army will procure a total of 2,456 F-35s. An additional 14 ...
Is Any Country Satisfied with the F-35 Fighter Jet?
The F-35 program is a process that is closely followed and will be closely followed by individuals, institutions and organizations that are directly or indirectly related to the F-35, who buy/use this aft, who will buy and want to buy this ...
Washington Watches as Russia-Ukraine War Breaks Out
The Ukrainian eople have been completely bamboozled, not in the name of democracy, but in the name of "idiocracy" (government of fools). George Soros has created a fiction and a coup d'état was carried out in Kiev at the end of 2013. In fact, the ...
What Will Fighter Aircraft Look Like in the Future?
The future of air warfare will soon depend more on the systems that accompany it than on the actual aircraft itself. Data and intelligence are more valuable in long-term military strategy, so the effectiveness of sensors, target search, detection, ...
What are the Possible Implications of the 2023 Scenarios in Ukraine forcing Europe to Change?
The ongoing ar in Ukraine is too important for Europeans to be left to the US alone. This is because the future of Europe, its geostrategic restructuring and ultimately its new security architecture are being shaped according to the course of this ...
Which Countries are with Nuclear Weapons and Why Can't Others Have Them?
The bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, killed an estimated eighty thousand people with radiation from the blast that lasted for months. The bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, caused similar devastation, killing more than seventy thousand people. ...
Security Policies on Water, Securitization of Water
The likelihood of hot conflicts between countries over water is not very high. However, it can be said that tensions between countries have increased in egions such as the Middle East and Central Asia where there are physical water problems. These ...
How Do Countries Produce Nuclear Weapons?
The assets needed to enrich uranium are technology and expertise, which can be used both to produce nuclear energy and to develop nuclear weapons. Once a country has the capability to enrich uranium for nuclear purposes, even for peaceful purposes, ...
Why Wasn't the Russian Air Force Used in the Russia-Ukraine War?
Ten months after Russia's attempted invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has yet to launch large-scale operations. Nowadays there is talk of opening a front from Belarus. Maybe it will start after this? Who ...
6th Generation Fighter Aircraft
6th generation jet fighters are being designed to replace the fighter aircraft currently in use or to complement the shortcomings of 5th generation fighter aircraft in order to provide air superiority in areas and regions where they are needed, with ...
Phases of the Ukrainian War and Assessments of the Current Situation.
The war in Ukraine, which started on February 2022, has been going on for 297 days. Looking at the war in general, it is understood that it has gone through three different phases so far. The first of these is the period from 2014 to February ...
Why Has Russia Intensified Its Attacks on Ukraine in Recent Days?
Russia, which was observed to have suspended its attacks recently, has increased its attacks on Ukraine in the last two days. The attacks continue intensively. Harassment attacks are being carried out against the centers of important cities, ...
Are American Users Satisfied with the F-35 Aircraft?
USA; F-35A user Air Force, F-35C user Naval Air Force and F-35B user Marine Corps Air Force; They are not satisfied with the performance of the F-35 aircraft! Moreover, they are in search of a new "Intermediate Aircraft"! F-36A Kingsnake is ...
Kızılelma MIUS Made Its First Flight
The "Design Phase" of Kızılelma MIUS was completed in a very short time for this aircraft in the 6th generation jet fighter aircraft class, the prototype was manufactured, and after the wheel cutting (03.12.2022), it achieved a great success by ...
What is the US Role in China and India's Border Conflict?
At a time when Washington is focusing almost all its attention on the Indo-Pacific region, it is expected to see New Delhi as a strategic partner. India, on the other hand, rather than going it alone against China, the world's second largest ...
Is the F-16 Crisis Overcome?
While the frictions continued, in the letter sent to Congress by the US State Department on 17 March 2022, the Biden administration's view that the sale of the new generation F-16 to Turkey was in line with American interests and would strengthen ...
First Prototype of MMU TF-X Enters Final Assembly Line
MMU TF-X will have a total of 3 prototypes, the first of which will be completed shortly, with a possible factory rollout date of March 2023. The factory rollout ceremonies of almost every aircraft will be very spectacular, probably the same for our ...
Rojava (Western Kurdistan) is the Final Target of the Ground Operation
PYD/YPG attach great importance to Turkey's Claw Sword Air Operation on November 19. This is because this operation and the subsequent ground operation had a disruptive effect on the structure of the PG. Turkey is now saying to the US, the ...
A Dozen Dirty Habits in Aircraft Maintenance - Part: 2
Gordon Dupont identified twelve factors that contribute to errors of judgment and ultimately performance failures in aircraft maintenance activities and called them the dozen dirty factors in aircraft maintenance. The first six habits for these ...
A Dozen Dirty Habits in Aircraft Maintenance: Part-1
Poor communication is often one of the leading contributing and causative factors in accident reports and is therefore one of the most critical human factor elements. Communication refers to the mitter and receiver as well as the method of ...
What is the Cost of a Space Flight?
Today, satellite systems are used to track typhoons, tsunamis caused by earthquakes or volcano eruptions, fires and even ash from volcano eruptions, and early warnings are issued to prevent loss of life and property. Again, the communication ...
Will there be a Land Forces Operations in Syria?
Erdoğan is already ready for war. All his discourses and messages to the public on every occasion are in this direction. In his speeches after November 19, President Erdoğan stated that the operation against northern Syria will not be limited to ...
ICAO Aviation/Aircraft Maintenance SHELL Model
The SHELL Model is strictly a systems engineering approach, but the sciences of psychology and sociology were heavily utilized in its preparation. In fact, it can be applied not only in aircraft maintenance but also in many other industrial sector ...
Aviation's Key Profession and Sector; AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, Part: 3
Aircraft engineering has been heavily influenced by "Mechanical Engineering", especially in the sign and maintenance of landing gear, hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel systems and support components. Since aircraft engineering is a branch of science ...
Aviation's Key Profession and Sector; AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, Part: 2
The education and training required to become an aircraft maintainer and develop a career in aircraft maintenance is not taken to have a title, but because the efficiency and safety of aircraft systems require it. Moreover, you are not only trained, ...
Aviation's Key Profession and Sector Aircraft Maintenance - Part: 1
The main actor of aviation is the airplane, which is a very necessary and useful flying platform that carries people and materials in the civilian sector, ammunition, people and materials in the military sector, intercepts enemy aircraft, and ...
How Airplanes are Prepared for Flight?
As you arrive at the airport for any flight, the aircraft is prepared for its new mission at the scheduled flight time, with the technical team, ground services, ground support and airports teams working feverishly to prepare it for its new ...
Claw Sword Air Operation
According to the minister, the Syrian terrorist Ahlam Alsharif (Ehlam al-Sharif), who received intelligence training from PeKaKa, infiltrated into Turkey through the Afrin-Idlib line, and the instructions came from the 'Syrian PeKaKa' in Aynularab ...
How was a Pilotless F-16 Flight Realized with the Support of Artificial Intelligence?
In 2019, DARPA said that no artificial intelligence has been able to defeat its pilots in a dogfight. However, a program developed by Heron Systems in Maryland managed to defeat the American jet pilot. ...
Two Iconic Legends of the Sky, the F-4 and MiG-21, Are Saying Goodbye to the Sky
The MiG-21 Fishbed was a true Soviet high-speed (Mach 2), simple design, low maintenance and sustainment cost, low-priced 2nd generation c fighter/interceptor. The American F-4 Phantom II, on the other hand, was the most advanced, ...
Strength as you fight strategy
According to Clausewitz, war is full of unknowns. For this reason, no matter how detailed planning is done at the beginning, after a while the available force may become insufficient to capture the target. This is due to factors that cannot be ...
Skunk Works...Every Country Needs
Conceived in 1943, the Skunk Works division - a name inspired by a mysterious site in the Li'L Abner comic strip - was founded by legendary Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson to build America's first jet ...
How to Use Leased SU-35S with Eurofighter?
Unfortunately, our logistics infrastructure has been completely transformed into the American system in the last 70 years, which has provided us with many conveniences and advantages in many areas, but we have seen that it has also created a serious ...
Was China Influenced by Israel's Lavi in the Design of the J-10 Vigorous Dragon?
Israel's indigenous production of jet fighters - but not the advanced weapons and components for jet fighters, which were largely supported by the technologies developed for the Lavi. As the Israeli "Lavi" bids farewell to the skies, the Chinese ...
Doesn't Turkey Need a Turkish DARPA Similar to DARPA, the Brain of the Pentagon?
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA, is the world's foremost military science organization and America's top secret military research center. DARPA was established in 1958 in response to a need ...
Turkey-Pakistan Friendship in Defense Industry
In recent years, the US, which has been engaged in a war of influence with China over North Korea in Far Asia and does not want to lose its position in South Asia, has unilaterally canceled its military training activities with Pakistan and ...
By 2027, All Turkish F-16s Will Be ÖZGÜR (Free), Maintain Superiority in the Air
we asked for the software source codes required for the integration of the electronic warfare equipment to be used in F-16s, but they refused to give them to us. So we insisted, and the US threatened us. For example, they said they would remove us ...
Turkey did not "assemble" the F-16s. Turkey Indeed "Produced" the F-16s
TAI refers to the F-16s it produces as production, while the F-16s it modernizes and carries out final assembly and test phases are referred to as modernized, final assembly and test. Lockheed Martin, the owner of the "Design, Test and Evaluation, ...
We Must Break Our Logistics Dependence on Fighter Jet Aircraft
In the civilian sector, logistics is usually the sum of storage + transportation services. However, military logistics includes the "Maintenance and Sustainment" process, which is an enormous field, in the whole logistics system. This makes military ...
TÜMBAŞ (National Bomb Launcher and Rocket Launching System of the 1960s)
Our aim is not to introduce the stems for releasing and launching training ammunition (bombs and rockets) from the aircraft, but to replace the US-made stems that were inadequate in terms of number and capacity many years ago; (The name of the ...
Jet Fighter Development/Jet Fighter Generations
WORLD WAR II. Jet fighter jets, which have been on the agenda of the aviation world since the end of World War II, and which were very prominent during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and especially during the entire Cold War period, and the gas turbine ...
Dreaming is the First Step to Realization
The biggest challenge in space exploration is overcoming gravity. For this purpose, even if you want to send something weighing one kilogram into space, you have to use a large amount of fuel. With today's technological advances, mankind is ...
Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jet: Part-2
The JF-17 Block III is currently the most dvanced product in this series. Naturally, Block III is the version that the Pakistan Air Force wanted to have t the very beginning of the JF-17 design nd development process. Had Block III, the 'perfect ...
Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jet: Part 1
Before the JF-17s entered the Pakistan Air Force's inventory, Pakistan had a force structure consisting of French Dassault's Mirage III and Mirage 5, Chinese-made Nanchang A-5 bombers and Chengdu J-7 Air Defense aircraft, and American-made ...
Why does Turkey claim that it can come at any time of the night, while Israel bombs silently and continuously?
Pars fly low in the depths of every night, The crimson flag that proudly ripples in this glorious twilight, shall never ...
What are the Tactical Advantages of a Counterfeit Version of a Missile?
We see that the Hisar and Siper missile families produced by Roketsan stand out. This weapon family, which is effective at low, medium and high altitudes, is designed according to the requirements of a classic layered air defense system and includes ...
Reflections on our Attack and Utility Helicopter Production Strategy
When we look at the helicopter road map of TAI (Turkish Aerospace), we see the following. The experience gained from the T-129 Atak helicopter, which can be defined as approximately 5 tons, has led to new searches. There was a need for something ...
Is Only Air-Special Operations in Syria Sufficient for Turkey?
With Operation Euphrates Shield, the first operation that Ankara started to carry out since August 24, 2016 to eliminate PKK elements in Syria, which have been carrying out attacks on Turkish territory by terrorists originating from Syria, Ankara ...
Impacts of China's Army Commissariat System on Change
There is a type of officer that was left over from the Soviet Union system and then continued in the Russian army. Let's l it the Turkish Army Commissar (a person appointed by the Communist party and found ideologically reliable). You can also ...
What is the Dilemma Facing the Chinese Army?
China has always lived within its own borders throughout its thousands of years of history. It has always accepted conflicts d wars within its own borders, even if they were caused by external forces. Its expansion has always been based on trade ...
How is the Chinese Army Different from Western Armies?
The Chinese army was established as the armed force the Chinese Communist Party. It is responsible only to this communist party and is doctrinized and trained for this purpose. This is why there is a radical difference between our understanding ...
Transformation of Military Relations and the Killing of Al-Zawahiri
Asymmetric strategy is to respond by exploiting the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the opponent, or to carry out an attack with a new method of warfare in an area where the opponent is unprepared and vulnerable. The method used by terrorist ...
What is Required for Operational Independence? What Are Its Components?
The fact that a nation is at peace with "technology" in its nature forms the basis of the operational independence of the army that that state will have. When we look at the history of Turkish warfare, we see that while the courage based on the ...
What Does Operational Independence (National and Domestic) Mean?
The essence of operational independence is the development and production of capabilities and critical technologies within this scope by national defense industry organizations that are likely to fail in obtaining them from external ...
What could be the conditions that predispose a civil war to occur in a country?
In this article, we will talk about the causes of a civil war that broke out in this environment and eroded the state. In this civil war, there are two sides consisting of two dominant personalities and powerful e gathered around these two ...
Abilities to Use with Stealth Technology
The stealth technology B-2 bomber has superior invisibility compared to the F-22. Although it has quite large physical dimensions compared to the F-22, it gives a much lower image in all frequency bands. In other words, it passes over you and you ...
Missile Attack from Russia to Odessa
The target of naval mines designed to destroy or damage ships, if used more frequently, prevents the enemy from accessing operationally important naval areas. Ukraine adopted this concept and blocked the entrance to the port of Odessa. For this ...
How South Korea's MMU KF-21 Made Its First Flight?
As of July 19, 2022, South Korea successfully performed the first test flight of the KF-21 Boramae. Thus, with this first flight, South Korea succeeded in becoming the eighth country in the world to develop a supersonic fighter jet, which is ...
Mr. İsmail DEMİR, Save Us From This Disgrace
I have consistently opposed the sale of F-16s to Turkey and the sale of weapons, equipment and kits necessary to modernize existing F-16 aircraft. Turkey's increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards Greece, a reliable democratic NATO ally, and ...
Joint Weapons Project of Turkey and Poland
Turkey and Poland started a remarkable military cooperation process with the Bayraktar TB2 sales agreement. This first step is important in terms of activating aftershocks that can pave the way for the two countries to ...
Is America Indexing F-16 Sales To The 2023 Election?
Please know that as your administration seeks to sell new F-16s and modernization kits to Turkey, as Members of Congress we will take every precaution given to us to prevent this from progressing. Thank you for your interest in these concerns and ...
Problems of Russian tanks in Ukraine: Part-4 (Final)
Perhaps the most interesting video of the Ukrainians shooting down Russian and armored vehicles is a video showing their attack with a tank. As seen in the video, Ukrainians prefer to ambush with instead of confronting Russian ...
Problems of Russian tanks in Ukraine: Part-3
This success left no doubt about how important weapons SİHAs are. Since there are kish SİHAs that have shown success, countries such as Ukraine and Poland, which felt the Russian threat on their backs, purchased a large number of SİHAs from ...
Problems of Russian tanks in Ukraine: Part-2
However, there were also developments that surprised and astonished us, as they did everyone else. The most important of these was to see that the Russian armored units, which were expected to advance rapidly, could not advance as expected, although ...
The Greco-Turkish War Approaching
A win in the air can be won not only with warplanes, but also with air defense capabilities. Air defense systems, on the other hand, as the name suggests, are mostly defensive, passive and capable of responding to influence. This leads us to the ...
Problems of Russian Tanks in Ukraine: Part-1
The use of new weapons and vehicles, which have deadly consequences for tanks as a result of the technological developments experienced today, seems to have rendered all these measures ineffective. Because, while the old classical weapons, tools, ...
Jordan's King Abdullah's Thought About Middle East NATO
England; II. After World War II, he wanted to establish his own spheres of influence in the Middle East again. England; He combined y's security concerns with his Suez interests and wanted to establish a Middle East Defense System in which ...
National Technologies, Innovative Solutions in the Defense Industry
Having a domestic and national defense industry is really important. When domestic and national solutions are used correctly, different doors can be opened and innovative approaches can come to ...
Air Force in my childhood dream
Back then, my dream reservist plan was: keep 200 fighter jets n the sidelines. One f these was to deploy 80 f them (4 squadrons) in active flights as part f ur air force, in two squares, ne in the east and ne in the west, while deploying the ...
Is the ammunition more important, the platform to throw the ammunition?
Turkey started from the right place, in the name of establishing a "domestic and national" defense industry, by prioritizing the localization of all ammunition that can be used in the air ...
Would it be better without the supply of the F-16?
Except for the F-4E 2020 and F-16C/D aircraft, which are living their life extensions, the Turkish Air Force does not have a combat power. In other words, let alone NATO, there is a complete US dependency. Our air power is almost entirely American ...
The Rise and Fall of Armored Units
It was clearly seen that the armored units of the side that could not establish air dominance or at least achieve air superiority were useless. Attack helicopters also played an important role in quickly neutralizing the armored ...
The Enemy at the Gates: "The Syrian Pekakas"
Enemy At The Gates Every time I look across the Syrian border, I get these two words, "The Enemy at the Gates." You remember what I mean, you know, this is the Hollywood film "Enemy at the Gates," in which the Soviet soldier describes the turning ...
Simple but Effective Fighter Aircraft Production
With future modernisation programmes, it was expected that all systems coulddouble the existing standards, not only in terms of capability, but also in terms of service and maintenance attitudes. Indeed, when we look at our current F-16 ...
What Are Turkey's Goals in the Syria Operation?
The PKK forces in Syria, which have the backing of the United States and the Russian Federation in some places; They aimed to form a united front with the Kurdish groups that ruled in the north of q, to create a Kurdish Corridor extending from ...
Is an Operation in Syria Mandatory?
The YPG, which Turkey sees as the most important threat in its Syria strategy, is seen as the most important actor in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for many countries, including NATO ...
Why Are Turkish A-400M Planes Stranded in Ukraine for 94 Days?
A400M military transport aircraft, flight number TUAF600 belonging to the Turkish Air Force Command, took f from Eskişehir at 01:49 on February 24 and landed at Boryspil Airport at 03:47 local time. Another A400M with flight number TUAF601 took ...
New Thoughts on the Widespread Use of Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War
We have witnessed the beginning of a drone-assisted military operation on the Ukrainian battlefield, let alone battalion forces, even up to the squadron level. A significant number of these are platforms derived from commercial or commercial ...
Europe's Helicopter-Airplane Mix Project: "Racer"
The aim of the Racer Program is to make a fast, economical and environmentally friendly helicopter. The helicopter will be able to speed over 400 kilometers per hour and have a range of 750 ...
Innovative Thoughts in the Scope of the Russia-Ukraine War
In terminal phase of cannonball, we can think of projectile as a drone detaching from shell ammunition, by neutralizing fall acceleration with a passive gas propulsion. A drone with task of holding on to a certain point in ...
The T-7A Red Hawk replaces the T-38C Claw Jet Trainer.
As a result of the tender it won in September 2018, Boeing will deliver 351 T-7A Red Hawk supersonic trainer jet aircraft for pilot training to the US Air Force for $9.2 ...
Joint Procurement Searches in the European Continent in the Field of Defense
When we add the European geography to the defense procurement approach, the first thing that catches our attention is the weapons, platforms and ammunition development programs with international partnerships. Such joint programs have become an ...
Military Evaluation of the Russia-Ukraine War
the Ukrainian army is well prepared for defense in the field and tries to procure a large number of tanks, artillery and armored vehicles from outside for this purpose. This shows that Ukraine will also change the concept implemented. If this ...
Our Priority is Operation Zap, Distractors Must Be Avoided
“If the army is on a campaign, the discussion is over, only the success of the army is prayed for.” it was a maxim. So is this the case now, is the requirement of this maxim being followed ...
if it ain't broke don't fix it
The production line of the F-16 warplane, which entered service at the end of the 1970s, is still kept open, even after half a century. The US Navy likewise keeps the production line of Aleigh Burke-class destroyers ...
What Does Technology Transfer Mean?
Technology transfer; It is defined as “the transfer of technical knowledge necessary for the establishment and operation of a new production unit, which is scarce or absent in developing ...
Time Travel Between Planes
The names of the aircraft also give clues as to what they were used for. The A-37 was a light attack (Attack) aircraft developed from the Cessna T-37 ...
Has Putin come to his senses?
The USA chieved ll these gains without even bleeding the nose of member of its own rmy nd without firing single bullet. Those who comment like "Russia won, Putin is very smart, he knows everything" must have understood the gains of the USA ...
Turkey Returns to F-35 Program
This is a review, not a news. Turkey and the West have entered this path together. If major mistakes are not made, the Western world has given the green light to Turkey both to sell F-16 aircraft and to reintroduce them to the F-35 ...
Let's Get to Know the Book of "Chaos and Dark War"
In warfare, the objectives must e consistent with the available means and other available means. Heading towards targets that are difficult and/or impossible to achieve will lead the country to disasters. History is full of such examples. War must ...
Adapting Clausewitz's Concept of Climax to the Russo-Ukrainian War
“In war, we should prefer to entrust the interests of our brothers and children to those who are cold-blooded rather than to those who are excited. Being wise is not just having the ability to perceive too much, but being able to maintain a ...
Does EUROSAM SAMP/T Program Benefit Turkey?
Unfortunately, it was not possible to add a modern and effective air defense to the inventory of the Turkish Air Force until the S-400 was imported. The S-400 purchased from Russia, on the other hand, is far from meeting the air defense ...
Connotations of Roketsan Çakır Cruise Missile
Situational awareness is an important force multiplier for all warring parties, in large heaters, on land, in he air and at sea. The side hat can keep its situational awareness at he highest level can follow he enemy and its own roops, 'read' ...
Reasons Leading Ukraine to War
Ukraine felt empowered, dreamed of being accepted into NATO, on the other hand, it thought that it would join the European Union by resting against ...
Is War Changing Microprocessor Architecture?
Russia; Can no longer work with foundries such as TSMC, Global Foundries, Samsung. Even if it forgets its own architectures, it cannot procure high and low quality commercial chips from any ...
What is behind Russia's sudden withdrawal?
The Russians have started to reconsider concentrating the operation in the Donbas region, instead of concentrating the operation on all regions, in order to put an end to the successful resistance of the Ukrainians in the eastern regions. ...
Is It Time To Market Turkish Air Defense Systems?
Most NATO countries do not yet have an air defense system family that is as comprehensive and up-to-date as these multi-layered weapon systems designed and ed by Turkey, designed by taking into account the needs of defense or attack, and ...
Power Building Based on the Strategic Autonomy of NATO's European Wing
If a European military power structure compatible with NATO is to be established, it is expected that this power will have the competence and competence to counter the Russian threat in Europe. In particular, a European structure that will guarantee ...
Aircraft Crashing into Skyscraper
The Empire State Building in New York was famous between 1931 and 1970 as the tallest structure in the ...
Could Turkey become a production partner for the KF-21 Boramae?
South Korea and Turkey had stepped in the field of military aviation at similar times with a similar business model. KAI in Korea and TAI in Turkey started life by undertaking the production of F-16 aircraft under license. ...
Turkey step by step with Vecihi 14
Famous Turkish aviator Vecihi Hürkuş is one of the first people to come to mind when it comes to aviation. Pilot, fighter pilot, aircraft designer, aircraft manufacturer, aircraft maintainer, airline , airline operator, flight school ...
Firefighting Aircraft For Sale By Owner!
Need a seaplane to put out forest fires? The world's largest, the Martin JRM-3 Mars Fire Fighting Seaplane, is at your ...
The choice story of two fighter jets
Canada's decision to renew its aging CF-18 fighter fleet has turned into a $19 billion fight between Lockheed Martin, the US manufacturer of F-35 aircraft, and Saab, the Swedish manufacturer of Gripen-E ...
Could Russian Warplanes Be a Solution for Turkey?
Digital Age, Digital Twins, Virtual / Augmented Reality, Network Centric Warfare, Meta Verse, Multi Verse, Omni Verse etc. We hear the new nomenclatures widely, we know. How many new and popular concepts are there, ...
Small Birds Great Danger
On November 10, 2008, the final report of the Boeing B737-800 passenger plane with tail number EI-DYG belonging to Ryanair airline company, while landing in Rome, was published by the Italian accident investigation agency ANSV on 20 December ...
The Last Hybrid War: What is the Belarusian Crisis?
I think everyone is aware of the developments on the Belarus-Poland border. While the whole world was busy enough with the Ukraine crisis, when this crisis emerged unexpectedly, it surprised many countries, especially the EU. This situation has been ...
Our National Tank Production Journey from 1927 to 2027
History of Tank and Armored Troops in the Turkish ...
Facts Reminded by the 1957 Land Forces Journal
The United States of America (USA) delivered more han 400 anks and armored vehicles o he Alexandroupolis base in he Western Thrace region of Greece, 40 kilometers from Turkey's Edirne border. M1s, Bradleys and other armored vehicles have begun ...
Let George Do it
The FAA, the US Civil Aviation Authority, raises the issue of “Aircraft Crashing into Land under Pilot's Control as a result of over-reliance on automation” and provides important advice to ...
Russian Sukhoi Checkmate (Su-75) Debuted in Dubai
The Dubai Airshow-2021, which was held this year in Dubai, one of the important venues where companies operating in the field of defense d aviation showcase d meet with their customers, has caused defense industry companies to show interest as ...
Armed Spacecraft
War concepts developed in recent years also point to the need for the development of space capabilities. States have started to name the aviation industries as the aerospace industry in recent years. Military organizations have restructured the ...
Has the Space War Officially Started?
Star Trek was started to be shown as a TV series on American television in 1966. Thus, three years before man set foot on the moon, the dreams in his mind were reflected on the big screen. Many different scenarios of such films, which are ...
Is it the end of stealth aircraft that low visibility on radar?
In recent years, many news and statements have been made in the press that the stealth capability of stealth-capable aircraft with low visibility to 5th Generation radars is gradually decreasing. In an article published on September 29, 2019 by ...
As the 'PeKaKa's on the Red List Melt Down
I don't know, did you notice? Significant successes have been achieved in the fight against terrorism in recent years. The bloody killer 'PeKaKa' members on the red list continue to melt down one by one. The operations performed will be glossed over ...
Pioneering Aircraft Prototypes of the Transition to the Modern Era in the Turkish Aviation Industry (2)
In our previous article, we talked about the establishment process of TAI, its structuring as TAI, the pioneering design development projects in TAI. In this context, we have briefly presented the studies on TAI UAV-X1 Project (1989-1992) ...
Pioneering Aircraft Prototypes of the Transition to the Modern Era in the Turkish Aviation Industry (1)
In this article, a period in the evolutionary development of the Turkish Aircraft Industry, which started in 1925 and has reached the present day, which can be called the intermediate transition period and in which the building blocks of the ...
Decision to Exclude Turkey from F-35 JSF Program
While the discussions between Turkey and the USA on the S-400 air defense systems and the F-35, which Turkey plans to purchase from Russia, continue, the S-400 parts started to be transported to Ankara/Mürted Air Base by Russian transport planes as ...
Why did the seaplane crash?
On September 15, 2015, near Iliamna, Alaska, the N928RK tail-marked de Havilland DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed into the hill, losing control just after takeoff, as a result of both somatographic illusion and overload and unstable loading. Three ...
Key Features of Today's Wars
War is no longer a line-based activity, as Jömini put it, and a continuation of politics, as Clausewitz puts ...
The downed F-35A fighter jet will be used as a training aid
Last year, on May 19, 2020, the pilot of an F-35A fighter jet that landed at the Eglin base in ...
Did the Russian Federation really checkmate the USA?
If you were asked what is the most developed industry branch of the Russian Federation, the first thing that comes to mind would be the arms industry. Especially the aerospace industry… ...
TAI's firefighting aircraft project: S-2E/T
In the late 1940s, the US Navy decided it needed a new anti-submarine aircraft to replace the AF2s. Grumman company responded to this demand with the two-engine, overhead-wing G-89 ...
Flying Firefighters: C-130 planes integrated with MAFFS against fires
It is imperative that the available resources are used in the most effective and timely manner in response to forest fires, which become a hot topic in hot weather every summer, and possible fires that may occur in facilities of strategic importance ...
Comparison of Two Fighters : French Rafale F4R vs American F-16 Block 70 Viper
While the cost of an hour's flight of Rafale aircraft is 28,000 USD, this cost is calculated as 12,000 USD for F-16s. This makes a tremendous difference in the cost of an airplane. ...
Air Astana KC1388 Flight - Scary hours over Lisbon
After the fatal accident of Lion Air B737 Max nearby Indenosia, another aircraft had scary hours over ...
Assessment of Zhuhai (Çin) Defense and Aerospace Fair
Today, while countries continue to keep their 'military technologies' secret, they prefer to showcase their military capabilities and capabilities on a product ...
Being Ready for WAR in the Air
Events centered in our region, and risk-increasing discourses and actions that develop beyond our control occupy Turkey's immediate agenda. ...