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Well we should demand and sue for our money back adjusted for inflation, interest and consider if there are any fines for contract breach that can be applied. But the US-LM contracts are probably watertight.
 

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If the Turks are still building parts perhaps its best to sabotage it and build shit quality.

It would be a great middle finger to the usa.
Bro, they are giving the Turkish contract to Rheinmetall and germans are probably gonna charge $38475634878576 to produce those parts....😛😛
 

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Now US is asking for extra payments from Turkey for the F35 program that they kicked us out from; Because their cost base has increased due to repositioning manufacturing base elsewhere, that was being handled by Turkish firms.
Never mind the 1.4 billion they owe us; They are asking for further payments now.
They previously also had asked for the monies, related to keeping our undelivered planes in storage.
This is one twisted and crooked logic and mentality.
Typical imperialist attitude.
I am the king! I am always right!

How can we expect to build TFX and Hurjet with their engines? It is totally mind boggling.

Other than $1.4 B, we’ve set up production line for the program as partners and we’ve lost the contract because of the US government’s decision.
As a result, that investment is also registered as financial loss on top of the infamous $1.4 B.

You know what this reminds me of?
Bullet Fee!
For those of you who are not familiar, it’s an execution practice where the state (for the American readers, that is government) charges the bullet fee to the family of the prisoner who was executed by a single shot behind the head.

Such a disgraceful attitude towards Turkey.
 

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Other than $1.4 B, we’ve set up production line for the program as partners and we’ve lost the contract because of the US government’s decision.
As a result, that investment is also registered as financial loss on top of the infamous $1.4 B.

You know what this reminds me of?
Bullet Fee!
For those of you who are not familiar, it’s an execution practice where the state (for the American readers, that is government) charges the bullet fee to the family of the prisoner who was executed by a single shot behind the head.

Such a disgraceful attitude towards Turkey.
Couldn't Turkey make up for the investment in the production line by converting them to build the TF-X?
 

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Other than $1.4 B, we’ve set up production line for the program as partners and we’ve lost the contract because of the US government’s decision.
As a result, that investment is also registered as financial loss on top of the infamous $1.4 B.

You know what this reminds me of?
Bullet Fee!
For those of you who are not familiar, it’s an execution practice where the state (for the American readers, that is government) charges the bullet fee to the family of the prisoner who was executed by a single shot behind the head.

Such a disgraceful attitude towards Turkey.
Its time to litigate this matter at the courts. With the Americans signaling they're willing to sell F-35's to India (a nation who uses the S400 complex) there is a solid chance to acquire tangible gains from this.
Who needs F-16's when you can go back to the original consortium!
 

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Its time to litigate this matter at the courts. With the Americans signaling they're willing to sell F-35's to India (a nation who uses the S400 complex) there is a solid chance to acquire tangible gains from this.
Who needs F-16's when you can go back to the original consortium!
“With the Americans signaling they're willing to sell F-35's to India (a nation who uses the S400 complex)”
If this turns out to be true and the sale goes through, then Turkey really might have a case.

But we also must always keep this in mind that the CAATSA was activated on the grounds of a NATO F35 operator using a Russian equipment at the same time and it would have brought a huge risk for the US and the NATO. India, on the other hand, is not a NATO a member.
 

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CAATSA is not about that, at all. It's purely financial in its word, while being highly political. CAATSA sanctions against Turkey were activated for the purchase and then delivery of the S-400.

Turkey being booted from the F-35 program is not related to the CAATSA itself, no matter how much Americans like to quote it.
 

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CAATSA is not about that, at all. It's purely financial in its word, while being highly political. CAATSA sanctions against Turkey were activated for the purchase and then delivery of the S-400.

Turkey being booted from the F-35 program is not related to the CAATSA itself, no matter how much Americans like to quote
CAATSA sanctions against Turkey were activated for the purchase and then delivery of the S-400.“ and I had said “on the grounds of a NATO F35 operator using a Russian equipment at the same time and it would have brought a huge risk for the US and the NATO.

What am I missing here?

And yes except most of the Americans, pretty much everyone else knows that CAATSA is a political tool.
How else would you define a specific act solely targeting three particular countries anything other than political?
 

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There isn't anything "on the grounds", is my point. S-400s being accepted is the reason for CAATSA sanctions. Existence of S-400 in Turkey is the chief reason for the Turkey being booted from the program. But this doesn't make the CAATSA sanctions and the boot from JSF linked. They aren't linked. This is a small distinction, but very important.
 

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There isn't anything "on the grounds", is my point. S-400s being accepted is the reason for CAATSA sanctions. Existence of S-400 in Turkey is the chief reason for the Turkey being booted from the program. But this doesn't make the CAATSA sanctions and the boot from JSF linked. They aren't linked. This is a small distinction, but very important.
And yet the US officially linked those two separate things together.

CAATSA implemented due to consistent neglecting the US official warning on many political levels (or threats, according to some) by Turkey against her acquisition of S400.
Afterwards, the latter was given her marching orders on the ground that the said acquisition could compromise F35 program and future fleets of the plane within NATO.

If you are saying that it was nothing but political mambo jambo by the US to find excuses to kick Turkey out, well that’s something else and I would hardly disagree with that.
 

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If you are saying that it was nothing but political mambo jambo by the US to find excuses to kick Turkey out, well that’s something else and I would hardly disagree with that.
Basically, yes. They leaned on the link to sell it, but from a legal standpoint, no link exists between CAATSA and the boot from JSF.
 

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Is there any plans on buying new cargo planes? If we have 17 c-130's and 10 a400m's, this is far from being enough. We should have at least one c-5 or an-124 for extreme lifting ops. and much more hercules and a-400m's
 

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Is there any plans on buying new cargo planes? If we have 17 c-130's and 10 a400m's, this is far from being enough. We should have at least one c-5 or an-124 for extreme lifting ops. and much more hercules and a-400m's
You are right. Our cargo fleet far from enough for quite a while now even on a daily mission capacity, let alone in a catastrophic situation.

In fact, Before the earthquakes, the major multiple arms deal packages between Turkey and Britain were on the table and the acquisition of C-130J (around twenty, iirc) was also included.

Medium to heavy cargo planes and helicopters are one of those things that you can’t have enough. They’re practically the workhorses of any large military force.
 

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Cagri Erhan, a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Committee, touched upon Turkey's supply of F-16 fighter jets from the United States.

Answering the questions of the Russian media, Erhan said, “Turkey should immediately change its decision on the F-16. For example, there was an option on the table regarding the F-35. Turkey had expectations from this program. "There are now other options, such as Chinese aircraft, Russian aircraft and Eurofighter fighter aircraft," he said.


Çağrı Erhan said, “I believe that after the earthquakes, Turkey will give up its demand for F-16s because it costs 20 billion dollars. The request for the F-16 was a mistake because these warplanes are “outdated and uncompetitive,” and Congress still refuses to provide them “on some pretext.” said.

This statement given to the Russian press by Çağrı Erhan, who served as a "Security and Foreign Policy Board Member" in the Presidency, was met with astonishment in the Turkish public, which closely follows the developments in the defense industry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense have been in contact with the United States for the purchase of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets for a long time.

 

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I am wondering if Eurofighter would cost any less.
 

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The request consists of 40 new fighters and 80 modernization kits.

Who said the package would cost 20 billion?? İ suspect.
20bil figure came from WSJ article from january. It's not something new.

That number It also includes 900 AA missiles and 800 AGMs.
 

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