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Gotta train ’em instructor pilots :)

No system in the real world performs as well as advertised during an all-out war: a bunch of factors come into play and affect your FCR's performance; like EW, terrain, atmospheric conditions, etc. You're thinking too much in a short-term war scenario, whereas modern wars have almost always...

View: https://x.com/KaanKab66077406/status/2044395784712446014?s=20

Emphasis on the ‘if’:

I mean… this isn’t new - they revealed this months ago, and since then it’s been nothing but reassurance that there aren’t any delays. They also gave a May to June window, so a flight in May is still very much on the table given that the prototype is pretty much ready and could theoretically...

Roughly comparable range, but on a slightly lower performance spectrum if this is its maximum range for a passenger aircraft type target. Regardless, it has only flown 4–5 times so far, and it is almost certain they have not tested its maximum performance yet. Keep in mind this is a downrated...

"The KARAT Infrared Search and Tracking System conducted a performance definition test on the KIZILELMA platform. The system was able to detect a passenger aircraft, a target of opportunity, from a distance of 110km." https://wwwcdn.aselsan.com/api/file/ASELSAN_a-bulten_94_web.pdf

New prototypes, designated DP-1 through DP-4, are being prepared in addition to P0/GTU-0 (tech demo that flew twice), P1 (first real prototype, set to fly soon), and the static test fuselage. View: https://x.com/i/status/2041891144968090020

Second serially produced, delivery-bound unit undergoing test flights… View: https://x.com/BaykarTech/status/2041602809687048389?s=20 A view of the assembly line from March 18:

How Western-centric and naive you are... And no, this doesn't mean one is better than the other. You should realize that they are fighting a war of independence and survival. Y’all may have forgotten about it (due to being able to bomb others without it having any impact on your life and all...

Flightradar data isn't always reliable though, especially when it comes to military aircraft. But, if true; they came real close to the jet's top speed limit, which is 425kts.

How great, the Americans are bringing democracy to the region again! "running, clean water", ‘transportation", "electricity"? "Education"? C'mon... I bet the average Iranian doesn’t even need those so-called "basic necessities" anyway…

The ambulance variant of the Gökbey made its first flight today... 3 T625s are supposed to be delivered to the Health Ministry this year.

This has to be PS'ed, the jet in the alleged photo still has a pitot tube on its radome...

Turns out a contract with the Turkish MoD was signed in November 2025...

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The delivery timescales in the article are a bit off, but otherwise it’s pleasantly apparent from the writing that the research is better done than in most pieces about this project. Additionally/FYI, the Q4-2028 and Q1/2-2029 delivery dates are personal estimates from the higher ups (like the...