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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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        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.