Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has entered the ground trials stage and started testing its first engine

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has entered the ground trials stage and started testing its first engine

The Hurjet Türkiye light trainer/fighter jet developed and produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has entered the ground trials stage and started testing its first engine.

Ismail Demir, President of Defense Industries of Türkiye, shared the info on his Twitter account, showing the Hurjet engine working on the ground.

According to the expatguideturkey website, Hurjet's first flight will be held on March 18, 2023. It is targeted that the first production version of the aircraft will be handed over to the Turkiye Air Force Command in 2025.

The Hurjet or the abbreviation for Hurkus Jet (Free Bird) was developed in two variants, namely the advanced training version (AJT) and the light attack/combat version (LAA).

Hurjet AJT will be used as a pilot transition before flying 5th generation fighter jets such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning ll and TUSAS TF-X.

Meanwhile, the Hurjet LAA (Hurjet-C) will be used as a CAS (close air support) aircraft whose role is currently performed by the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon jet.

Regarding performance, the Hurjet is described as having a maximum speed of Mach 1.4, a flight altitude of up to 13,700 m, and a range of 2,592 km. The Hurjet's cockpit adopts a single large multifunction integrated modular (OMIM) display, through which the pilot can view sensor video displays, digital maps and other intelligent multifunction features.

The Hurjet prototype is equipped with a 79 kN General Electric F404-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engine. Similar engines are also used on the KAI T-50 and Boeing T-7A trainer jets.

source : www.airspace-review.com

New Level of US-China Conflict, Dangerous Accusations About Hot Air Balloons

New Level of US-China Conflict, Dangerous Accusations About Hot Air Balloons.

The recent accusations sent from the US to China are downright dangerous, which could bring more uncertainty to the already strained bilateral relationship, Chinese analysts told Chinese state media Global Times.

China urged the US to be more sincere about improving relations with China than taking provocative actions, especially after images of white balloons made headlines in the US and some Western countries on Friday.

That's because Pentagon officials claimed that a Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana this week had a flight path spying on "sensitive sites" in the US.

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A spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the balloon did indeed belong to China but denied that the blimp had a spy function, that the blimp was for meteorological research purposes. The Chinese side regrets the accidental entry into US airspace due to force majeure, and will continue to communicate with the US side and properly deal with these unexpected situations caused by force majeure, the spokesman said.

The balloons – the size of three buses, flew at an altitude "well above commercial air traffic and presented no military or physical threat to people on the ground," Brig. General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters at a news conference, the Washington Post reported. The sighting of a hot air balloon that the US accuses of being a Chinese spying tool. Before clarifying the facts, the US military and media accused China of espionage, and this incident has inflamed the US's recent situation regarding the "China threat" to a new level, with some Chinese analysts saying the statements lacked any real evidence.

The accusations leveled could bring new tensions to Sino-US relations, as they are a follow-up to more intensive US moves to contain China in the military, technology and diplomacy fields as well as on issues of major concern to China, including on the island of Taiwan. .

The series of US actions against China were also accompanied by news from the US that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit China on February 5 and 6. China has yet to confirm Blinken's visit, although a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson previously welcomed him.

source : islamtoday.id

The Su-35SM will use the AESA radar and the Himalayan EW system

The Su-35SM will use the AESA radar and the Himalayan EW system

January 13, 2023 / by Author Poetra

What Russian fighter jet lovers have been waiting for may soon come true in the next few years. This is in line with the Russian Defense Ministry's program to upgrade the Su-35S fighter jet to the Su-35SM.

This step was taken in an effort to balance the production of the Su-57 Felon and the increasing need for front-line combat aircraft.

Several Russian sources said the process of upgrading the Su-35S was under way. It is hoped that this new variant of the aircraft will have various advantages that it does not currently have. There has been no official statement from the company regarding the details of the increase in the Super Flanker's capabilities.

However, a number of leaks have been circulating. A number of features were mentioned will get a replacement. To support modern combat, the Ibris-E radar currently used on the Su-35S will reportedly be replaced with the AESA radar used on the Su-57. AESA radars are important for increasing mastery of modern air combat that is growing.

In terms of armament, the Su-35SM will also be equipped with the new K-77M (Izdeliye 180) missile which features its own AESA seeker radar and trimmed fins. This missile has been tested on the Su-57 where the missile is placed on a hanger under the wing.

The K-77M is capable of reaching a distance of 400 km with a warhead weighing 60 kg and a speed of Mach 6. By carrying this missile the Su-57 will significantly increase its capabilities.

Meanwhile, the L175M Khibiny-M KNIRTI electronic warfare system, which provides radio-electronic protection for fighter aircraft from surface-to-air or air-to-air missile attacks, will be replaced by the Himalayan electronic warfare protection (EW) system found throughout the Su-35SM body.

The Himalayan EW system was tested on the Su-57 Felon in 2014. The Su-35SM will also be equipped with a new communications, data exchange, navigation and identification system (OSNOD). This system was tested in 2019.

OSNOD system provides encrypted communication and anti-jamming function. OSNOD will allow the Su-35SM to function as part of a larger fighter network. The OSNOD system can control various types of aircraft in real time during combat operations.

The Su-35SM will also be equipped with a laser beam emitter that can blind infrared from enemy missiles. This system is mainly used in close combat when there is visual contact between two fighters.

-Poetra-

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Germany's Hensoldt Radars TRML-4D is sending more air surveillance to Ukraine

Germany's Hensoldt is sending more air surveillance radars to Ukraine.

22 January 2023. by Author Poetra.

TRML-4D radar

Hensoldt

AIRSPACE REVIEW (airspace-review.com) – German radar specialist Hensoldt supplied two more TRML-4D high-performance radars to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses. The delivery of this radar as part of a double-digit million euro order by Ukraine.

The two radars will be delivered in the next three months. The TRML-4D radar uses the latest AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar with multiple digital beams. The radar is capable of detecting, tracking and classifying a wide variety of air targets, including cruise missiles to low-flying, fast small aircraft, helicopters and drones. The TRML-4D is capable of quickly detecting around 1,500 targets within a radius of up to 250 km.

source : airspace-review.com

Denmark will donate its 19 CAESAR 8X8 SPH to Ukraine

Denmark will donate its 19 CAESAR 8X8 SPH to Ukraine.

January 23, 2023 / by Author Jaden.

CAESAR 2

The Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret) will donate all 19 units of its CAESAR 8X8 SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) artillery weapon system to Ukraine. The Danish government has consulted with the country's Parliament on this matter at a meeting of the Foreign Policy Council, local media reported. It said all 19 CAESAR artillery guns owned by Denmark would be donated along with a training and education package for prospective crew members from Ukraine.

On 14 March 2017, Denmark selected the CAESAR 8X8 to be the Royal Danish Army's new artillery system. A total of 19 of these howitzers were purchased and mounted on Tatra 815 8X8 trucks. Of the quantities purchased, 15 units have been received in 2021. Meanwhile, 4 other units are planned to be shipped in 2023.

“This is a very big and significant donation. We are in constant contact with Ukraine about this CAESAR artillery. I am happy because we have now received broad support from the Danish Parliament," said Danish Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. CAESAR (CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARTillerie) or a truck equipped with an artillery system, is a 155/52 mm SPH manufactured by Nexter, France.

source : airspace-review.com