They are not getting rid of them, it will remain in their inventory as long as they need it to make fast air supremacy conditions in potential conflicts.
If Turkey remained in f35 program or Egypt aquire su57, i am sure you would get it as blanco check as usual, do not play dumb pls. Usa will...
because they can and because they are practical people who does not need to reinvent the wheel all the time.
and i did not say it is trash only it is not what was meant to be, unmatched fighter like f22 is/was.
i know all chinese is trash etc..., but guess what they have best AA missiles today for example, western underestimating and bad mouthing of theirs armament does not bother them.
no, usa will go for vi gen fighter with full force, propably unmanned, partially because of money which is already explained and what is more important f35 is already obsolete in many ways and does not guarantee air supremacy vs china and russia.
If f35 is overall that good there would not be announced various modernisations programs of current platforms recently. F35 will not be usa airforce backbone ever, one of the best things that happened to TAF and Turkey that you are spared of that Troyan horse and by that went with your own way.
Wicked tongues would say prelection campaign..., congrats on initiative, at this contemporary times everbody deserves to live within basic commodities for daily life.
i did not say that there is not advantages but meant advantages to be achieved by purchasing of those planes are significantly decreased and you have easier way to develope certain countermeasures to them regardless their technological advance on paper, for main intention that is basically...
i know, balkan has rather developed that kind of institutions, there are lot of conditions were certain geothermal waters help in treatment, secondary effect is that kind of institutions help with improved quality of life for senior population (which will be bigger problem in incoming years) and...
sure, hamams silly me, how i forgot that :) but still my point stands for health purposes, before using it for energy there should be mandatory study if that kind of water benefit human health and if it does it is more important to build health institution then converting it into electrical...
i do not know geo locations of those geotermal springs but if it is up to me, i would primarily use it for 12 months agricultural activities and spa and health related facilities for general population.