Türkische Rüstungsindustrie

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Eine ältere Meldung, aber trotzdem Interessant

Turkey offers F-4/F-5 upgrades

by Brian Walters

Turkish Aircraft Industries (TUSAS) has successfully integrated U.S.-supplied improved data modems (IDM) on F-4E/2020 and F-5/2000 fighter aircraft under the ULAK program. Initiated in April last year, TUSAS has successfully completed design, test and verification work on both aircraft types, while software development and avionics integration has also been carried out for the program. Following ground and air tests, ULAK will be finalized by late March 2004.

The decision to integrate IDM in the Turkish Air Force fighters follows positive experience with the system fitted to F-16 and other U.S. warplanes operating over Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. It has been found that human errors resulting from the voice transmission of target coordinates can be overcome by the use of IDM to bring sensor and shooter closer together, cutting out the multiple communications paths which are featured in other systems.

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Das ULAK Projekt zeigt das TAI in der Lage kleinere Upgrades an Kampfflugzeugen jederzeit ohne ausländische Hilfe durchzuführen. TAI könnte jederzeit Vergleichbare Upgrades an Kampfflugzeugen aus der Golf-Region und den Turk-Staaten durchführen.