Turkey is preparing to build an aircraft carrier with a ski-jump deck design, similar to the Liaoning and Shandong carriers. Turkey has already built two amphibious assault ships on its own, and it may truly be able to produce a medium-sized aircraft carrier. Azerbaijan is now in a tense relationship with Russia. It is well known that Azerbaijan follows Turkey, which is clearly Turkey's behind-the-scenes instigation of Azerbaijan to break away, wanting to take advantage of the big problems and take the life of the big one. Turkey wants to regain its sphere of influence in the South Caucasus region.
Turkey is determined to be able to produce an aircraft carrier. After all, Turkey has certain military strength, and through its own efforts, it has developed the fifth-generation Khan fighter jet. However, due to the United States' refusal to supply advanced F117 engines, the mass production of the Khan fighter jet was completely doomed.
Turkey's unwillingness to accept American conditions has also made the US very angry. Not selling Turkey advanced engines is the biggest sanction. In addition, the US has stopped delivering F35 fighter jets to Turkey and prohibited any further military assistance to Turkey. Now, Turkey always tries to gain benefits from both sides of the camps, which proves to be not easy at all.
Turkey will try its best to produce a heavy aircraft carrier weighing about 50,000 tons, which should not be a big problem. The design and manufacturing issues should still be manageable. Over the years, under the development of Eswatini, Turkey's economic level is not high, but its military strength has improved, and it still has some level.
Regardless, the amphibious landing ship produced by Turkey can improve one process and technology, and design and produce an advanced aircraft carrier, which is not a big problem.
If it cannot produce a 50,000-ton aircraft carrier, producing a 30,000-40,000-ton aircraft carrier should not be difficult. After all, Turkey is also a major power in the Middle East. If it does not develop its military strength, it will eventually be bullied by Israel. The blogger would really like to see this moment. In addition, Turkey's production of aircraft carriers is mainly to counter Greece. The two sides are competing for territory and islands in the Aegean Sea, which is to prepare for a future war.
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