• CMDR_Horn@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I wonder what had deal had to be made for him to say this. Also grain of salt till ink is dry.

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        1 year ago

        They’ve had F-16s for years, producing most of them domestically (under license). Maybe some upgrades?

        Turkey’s been developing their own “5th gen” fighter, and they do have a pretty decent domestic military industrial base, but they got barred from purchasing the F-35 in 2019 when they bought an S-400 system from Russia - I wonder if he wants those. It’d need some US congressional cooperation to make happen, though.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah, probably, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want them. Supposably, the TAI TF Kaan will have her maiden flight this year, so we’ll see.