#turkish army

[turkish-armed-forces]

Daima İleriye!

[ghostwarriorrrr]

🇹🇷🔥 Turkish Air Force - F-4E 2020 Terminator

The F-4E 2020 Terminator represents a significant leap forward in the capabilities of the Turkish Air Force. This comprehensive upgrade enhances the venerable F-4E Phantom II with modern Turkish-made weapons systems, showcasing Türkiye’s commitment to self-reliance and advanced military technology.

Background

With a storied history dating back to the 1960s, the F-4E Phantom II has been a pivotal player on the global stage of air combat. Serving multiple nations and seeing numerous conflicts, the Phantom carved out its place in aviation history as a versatile and rugged aircraft. Türkiye’s decision to upgrade this aircraft stems from a strategic imperative to leverage existing assets while infusing them with cutting-edge technology to maintain relevance in modern aerial warfare. The 2020 Terminator program is the Turkish Air Force’s ambitious initiative to retrofit these fighters with state-of-the-art systems.

Strategic Importance

The ability to exert air superiority and conduct precision strikes is paramount in a region marked by dynamic security challenges. The F-4E 2020 Terminator’s enhanced capabilities contribute significantly to deterrence, and the demonstration of Türkiye’s advancing aerospace industry serves both a strategic and diplomatic purpose.

Upgrade Overview

The 2020 Terminator upgrade, realized by Turkish Aerospace Industries in collaboration with ASELSAN, constitutes a multifaceted improvement over the aircraft’s original design. It touches every aspect of the aircraft’s systems, bringing its avionics, armaments, and electronic warfare systems into the 21st century.

Avionics:

The modernized multi-mode pulse Doppler radar extends the aircraft’s detection range, allowing it to lock onto and engage targets from greater distances. Integrating a Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick (HOTAS) system enhances pilot control, minimizing response time during high-stakes manoeuvres. Color Multifunctional Displays (MFDs) replace outdated gauges, providing pilots with real-time data visualization for improved situational awareness.

Armament:

The Terminator’s weapons suite has been revolutionized with a mixture of Western and indigenous munitions. Long-standing armaments like the AIM-9X Sidewinder are joined by Türkiye’s own precision-guided munitions, such as the SOM cruise missile, capable of striking strategic land and sea targets with formidable accuracy. The UAV-230, a domestic innovation, represents the pinnacle of Türkiye’s missile development, offering supersonic ballistic delivery of a range of warhead types over substantial distances. The BOZOK, MAM-C, MAM-L, and Cirit missiles exemplify Türkiye’s expertise in laser guidance and smart munition technology, enabling the Terminator to engage and defeat a broad spectrum of target profiles with unerring precision.

Electronic Warfare:

To contend with the contemporary battlefield’s electronic warfare environment, the F-4E 2020 Terminator incorporates an advanced Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system for rapid threat identification and an Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) suite to confound hostile tracking systems. Moreover, chaff and flare dispensers have been integrated to provide decoys against incoming missile threats, enhancing the aircraft’s survivability in hostile airspace.

Operational Capability:

The F-4E Phantom II, transformed by these integrated systems, emerges as a multirole platform capable of dominating beyond-visual-range air-to-air engagements and precision ground-attack missions. It can operate in complex electronic warfare environments and deliver various ordnances based on mission requirements, making it a flexible asset in the Türkiye Air Force’s inventory.

Significance:

The F-4E 2020 Terminator project is a hallmark of Türkiye’s aerospace ambition and its push toward defence autonomy. By retrofitting and modernizing its Phantoms, Türkiye maximizes the value of its existing fleet while also establishing a foundation for future indigenous aircraft development projects.

Munitions Details:

The advanced, indigenous Turkish weaponry integrated into the F-4E 2020 Terminator underlines a significant shift toward self-reliance in defence technologies. Each munition type brings unique capabilities that enhance the platform’s lethality:

UAV-230: A domestically-developed ballistic missile, this supersonic weapon delivers high-precision strikes at long ranges, challenging enemy defences with its speed and reduced radar cross-section.

BOZOK: The versatility of this laser-guided munition makes it ideal for engaging both stationary and moving targets with high precision, ideal for close air support.

MAM-C/L: These smart micro munitions are designed for tactical flexibility, allowing for precision targeting in complex engagement scenarios, from anti-armour operations to counter-insurgency roles.

Cirit: A highly accurate laser-guided missile system designed for low collateral damage, Cirit is adept at striking soft and lightly armoured targets with pinpoint accuracy.

SAGE Munitions: TUBITAK SAGE, Türkiye’s leading defence research and development institute, has contributed a range of munitions enhancing the Terminator’s operational capabilities across various domains.

Conclusion:

The upgraded F-4E 2020 Terminator is a testament to Türkiye’s determination to retain a competitive edge in aerospace and defence technologies. The integration of modern avionics, armaments, and electronic warfare capabilities ensures the aircraft’s continued relevance in modern air combat, and its presence in the skies serves as a deterrent in a strategically complex region.

[karagin22]

[taeluwi]

my darling

[popsixsquishcicerolipschitz]

postcard for turkish soldiers, 80s

[tamamita]

Oh, I think Assad is fucked

[ak-schlampe-47]

[desislavaborcheva]

Am i the only one who is so in love with Marton Csokas?...

I mean, look at him 😭🧎‍♀️🤌

[redarmyscreaming]

Italian camel artillery, during the Italo-Turkish War in Libya. 1911.

[nando161mando]

Update by Rojava Information Center

Since yesterday, HTS has consolidated and continued their incursion into Syrian government territories. In the last few hours, Turkish-backed SNA factions have advanced and captured more villages in Shehba, a region under the DAANES’ administration.

RIC interviewed Menan Cehfer, a resident of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, who says, “The situation is getting darker. Basic needs such as water, electricity, and bread are running out. We are under siege. It seems the militias are using an indirect approach to make us surrender. However, for us, surrender is not an option.”

Clashes are currently taking place on the outskirts of Tal Rifaat. Earlier today, Turkey shelled villages on the border between Shehba and Turkish-occupied territories.

More: https://rojavainformationcenter.org/

[ghostwarriorrrr]

🇹🇷Two Turkish F-16s are over the Black Sea

[britishhistorycollection]

Lieutenant Thomas Murphy of the Turkish Contingent, 1857

Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1857

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Army Museum, London, United Kingdom

Description

The difficulties of recruiting during the Crimean War (1854-1856) meant that, to augment the British Army, the authorities had to look abroad. Besides raising German, Swiss and Italian legions from continental Europe, in February 1855 Britain took into its pay a Turkish contingent of 20,000 men. The contingent's officers were British, and among them was Lieutenant Thomas Murphy (1833-1922), newly commissioned from the Royal Artillery. He is depicted here after the war wearing the undress uniform of the Turkish Contingent and his Crimea War Medal.

[almilagr]

My moonbeam,

"sayılı gün çabuk geçer" diyorlardı, öyle değilmiş. Seni beklemek her ne kadar güzelse, gözlerimi yoldan alamamak beni çok yordu, sevgilim. Bitik haldeyim, nefes dahi almadan bu güne kadar koştum durdum. Çünkü bir an bile durursam seni kaybedeceğimden o kadar çok emindim ki, sözümü tutamamaktan öyle korkuyordum ki, hiç kapamadım gözlerimi. Cesaretim kırılırda vazgeçersem diye her an tetikteydim.

Şimdi sen söyle, ruhum başara bildim mi? Sana layık olmak için harcadığım bu çaba sonunda beni sana ulaştırdı mı?

Bir laf duydum bu gün:"One day, three autumns", diye. Sanırım sana olan hisslerimi açıklamak için bundan daha iyi bir cümle bulamazdım.

Şimdi bile o kadar yalnızım ki, çaresizce sana yazmaktan başka bir yolum yok. Bilmeni istediğim şey şu, Yoonie benim için sen sonsuzluğa açılan o kapının anahtarısın. Sen olmadan ben taştan duvarların arkasına saklanmış küçük bir kız çocuğundan başka birşey değilim.

Balığım, içinde sen olan bir gelecek için savaşıyorum, lütfen hep sevgiyle kal✨️.

[turkicculture]

Kazakh and Turkish Soldiers

[alperanayurduart]

 Sibirya'dan Orta Asya Bozkırlarına , Önasya'dan Avrupa'ya, Mezopotamya'dan Hindistan'a, Anadolu'dan Balkanlar'a, tarih boyunca 16 Büyük Türk Devleti başta olmak üzere bir sürü  Türk devleti ve beyliği kurulup hüküm sürmüştür. Bu devletlerin adları, boyları, bayrakları ve hanedanları değişkenlik gösterse de ordusu ve mensubu olduğu millet hep aynıydı aslında. Zira günümüzde bile 100 yaşında olan cumhuriyetimizin koruyuculuğunu 2233 yaşında olan ordumuz üstlenmektedir. Bu gün tüm Türklerin Atası Büyük Hun İmparatoru Mete Hanın tahta çıkış tarihi olan M.Ö 209, TSK Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığının kuruluş yılı olarak kabul edilir. Hala askerlerimizin brövelerinde Hun İmparatorluğunun bayrağında yer alan altın ejderha görülmektedir.

© Alper Anayurdu

deviantart.com/alperanayurdu

instagram.com/alperanayurdu.art

behance.net/alperanayurdu

artstation.com/alper_anayurdu