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Turkey and US to resume talks on military purchases
F35 Lightning II
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Rafael Ramos
1/27/2022
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar confirmed that the country should resume negotiations with the US for the purchase of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet. The negotiations should take place between the end of this month and the beginning of February.
After the failure of the F-35 deal, Turkey would also acquire upgraded versions of the F-16 as an alternative and 80 kits to upgrade its old F-16s. Erdogan even declared that the F-16 fighters would have been offered as an alternative to the F-35, which was denied by the US State Department.
However, the acquisition did not take place as the US was dissatisfied with Turkey's decision to acquire the Russian S-400 air defense system and initiated the exclusion of Turkey from the program.
The US claims that integration with the S-400 air defense system could reveal information about the 5th generation fighter.
Turkey has invested $1.4 billion in the F-35 program and wants to be rewarded for the expense.
“We pay so much, how will we be compensated? They said they understood us. We arranged a second meeting in the US at the end of January, beginning of February. A delegation is heading to the US in the next few days. Six F-35s made for Turkey are in a hangar. We are discussing what will happen to them. Therefore, discussions about the F-16 and F-35 continue,” said the minister.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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