Are we sure GE and Martin Baker are not the main contractors? If I were GE and Martin Baker, I would be angry with Tusaş, because it is good PR for these companies.
I will give you a FACT about GE. This were said by TEI CEO Prof.Dr.Mahmut Akşıt.
Back when usa started Hostile and offical Embargo which passed via senate and usa president signed, then On the next day as TEI CEO Prof.Dr.Mahmut Akşıt said "there was urgent request by GE officals for a meeting with TEI and GE in Turkiye."
Main topic was that GE request that part of Money and all Assets of GE in TEI company will NOT be used without explicitly asked and allowed by GE offical in TEI.
GE explained that partnarship with TEI is one thing but usa Emabrgo is with bigger weight.
So TEI CEO Prof.Dr.Mahmut Akşıt explained this on one of event where they showed T-1400 engine to the public.
Simple put GE obey usa embargo and do not want to support or do not want to associate with any Turkiye military product.
Unless Turkiye does get exception offical document from usa saying this can be used on Turkiye military project
In way which TEI CEO Prof.Dr.Mahmut Akşıt presented is that how Quickly ACT and how brutally hostile usa companies are like GE.
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So as I said many, many times here in this forum. People here keep lie themself that Turkiye is NATO ally and west countries will co-operate.
Many Facts keep proving that this is NOT true.
Only talks/lies on media showing NATO that they care, but those are talks and smiles of liers.
Western attitude to Türkiye's defence ambition does NOT changed, usa embargos are still Active. Attitude is still hostile to Turkiye.
One thing changed, West are seeing that almost all military projects of Turkiye are Completing with in planed time.
Hostile PIT which mainly usa digged is still deep and there are no bridge.
Baryshx - no offend but do not lie youself. GE are not respecting TEI. They do not care about Turkiye. They care only for own GE company.
They are happy on cheap labour in Turkiye.
They are happy that TEI managemend is following contract and do not hide, steal or do some kind of own plan.
They are happy that labour became skilled and experianced, but still work as cheap as before.
They are happy that even as TEI succeed to create own products and TEI part is going bigger. TEI is still obeying GE partnarship ( I do not want to use the correct word on this, but leave on you imagination)
At end I repeat - do not be naive about usa and NATO when come to Turkiye