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07-03-2023, 02:32 PM
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/198151/Anka...icial-says
"I believe that after the earthquakes Turkey will give up asking for F-16 because it is a $20 billion cost package," Cagri Erhan said, Sputnik reported.
He believes the Turkish government made a mistake by asking for F-16s, which Congress is still refusing to give under "some pretext" and which are outdated and not competitive against other jets.
"Turkey should immediately make a decision to change its decision from F-16 to some other. For instance, F-35 was on the table. Turkey was expecting from the program [to get F-35]. Now we have other options like the Chinese jet, which was sold to Pakistan, Russian jets and also Eurofighter jet," Erhan stated.
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"I believe that after the earthquakes Turkey will give up asking for F-16 because it is a $20 billion cost package," Cagri Erhan said, Sputnik reported.
He believes the Turkish government made a mistake by asking for F-16s, which Congress is still refusing to give under "some pretext" and which are outdated and not competitive against other jets.
"Turkey should immediately make a decision to change its decision from F-16 to some other. For instance, F-35 was on the table. Turkey was expecting from the program [to get F-35]. Now we have other options like the Chinese jet, which was sold to Pakistan, Russian jets and also Eurofighter jet," Erhan stated.
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