doesn't license have expire date / i mean f-16 block 30 is very old
Regarding F-16s, it's not about licensing or patents, they hardly matter.I never understood the usage of patent registration when it comes to cutting edge tech in military industry. The idea of protecting your rights is a complete illusion in military industry.
Will this radar absorbing patent now not be used by USA and anyone else? Who is stopping them? It's going to make them look like a bad trader but no one is going to care.
When you buy anything via Foreign Military Sales, US gets a say in how that equipment is looked after. They also get a say in how it's modified, how it's discarded and how it's sold. Any foreign customers for Özgür that got their F-16s via FMS(which is the majority of users), would need US approval. Going forward without US approval would bring a torrent of sanctions and possibly being cut from any US defence equipment, training and spare parts for a long long while both for the customer and us.
FMS is a wonderful thing that gives cutting edge weapons no one else in the world can do just as good to US allies at prices US itself pays. But it also brings many commitments. It's a two edged sword.