Is it not true that they have difficulty in producing the F35 in expected numbers and all is well with production. What coud be the reason why the US side keeps approaching Turkiye about F35.
No, F-35 is hovering 140 aircraft a year and that is the expected full capacity with current infrastructure. They have a long-term plan for CAPEX to more than 200 a year but that is far into the future. Also most production constraints during and after the Covid period were down to, you guessed it, Covid and it's aftermath. It's also cleared for FRP now.
US approaching Turkiye? Well who knows, maybe, unlike some member here are so inclined to believe, the US never wanted to cut-off Turkiye because of its strategic importance? Maybe they'd still like to resolve the S-400 issue and what not. Though apart from Turkish sources, I haven't actually seen any reputable sources mentioning that Turkish return to the JSF program and the supply chain is on the table.
1.For a cheaper unit price. 2.To slow down MMU process. 3.To accelerate mass production. 4. To animate Turkey to buy some. 5. For legal reason..
1. It's already going down, and restructuring F-35 supply chain now by re-including Turkiye will only disrupt it.
2. THK, SSB and TUSAS are already very committed to the program, and US isn't dumb enough to think that luring Turkiye with F-35 would actually hinder MMU. Also, if they truly want to slow down MMU, they could just not supply F110, simple as that
3. Mass production is already underway for years, so you are out of the loop by saying "accelerate" something that is already there.
4. It works the other way around.
5. US doesn't face any legal issues with Turkish F-35 tucked into the storage. They are still "Turkish F-35s" that cannot be delivered due to national security concerns, ie. S-400.
How many mid-sections did Germany deliver since Germany replaced Turkiye for the F-35 project?
How many F-35 airframes and F135 were finished without Turkish suppliers and PW KALE?
Again, thinking that US has any reason to include Turkiye in F-35 supply chain again, now, after all those years, is delusional. And to think that they would do so so that they could sell F-35s, not they are doing so because they sold F-35, is even more delusional. If you seriously think that a supply chain could be restructured that easily, I'm speechless of how naïve a person is.
If they are willing to hand over three Anadolu's worth of F-35B's with F-16 Özgür levels of control on the hardware and software (F-35T, basically.) along with full tech transfer of GE's XA100 for the KAAN, then I'm game. That's our worth, IMO.
That is, again, outright not going to happen and to think that any country on Earth, even Five Eyes, could get much concession from the US is delusional.
I have no idea if the hurjet project was started before Turkiye had radar chambers, but they might as well start making designs of their own stealth single engine aircraft and maybe treat the Hurjet like how Russia treats the Mig-35.
F-35
-80 million dollars.
-sources saying flights cost 36,000-45,000 dollars.
-self ejected a pilot, self-ejected another pilot because of bug in program and I shit you not after the south korean F-35 hit a bird they had to retire the aircraft which originally cost them 85 million dollars but the repairs would have cost over 100 million dollars
-4 internal air to air missile carry with a rack option which has yet to be implemented with a 6 air to air missile carry option.
Su-75
-25-35 million dollars per aircraft as proposal
-flight costs are estimated 6-7 times less than F-35
-electronics are configurable for you if you want to put your own radar or infrared systems.
-5 internal air to air missiles.
-https://new.fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2807558&TypeFile=html patent allows you to change the cockpit however you like from one seat, 2 seat or UAV mode without having to purchase a whole new platform.
-3000km max range internal fuel, UAV option for cockpit would reduce weight and significantly increase the range passed 3000km.
There are benefits between going to a 3 star Michelin restaurant or making your own food. Turkiye should make their own single engine stealth aircraft and decide if they will make the engines for it or purchase it elsewhere.
Sorry, one's got around 1000 of them produced, has been flying and operating for years. Other's got a mock up on the ground and none of it's "potential partners" like UAE or India is actually committing to the program. Small dogs bark louder.
Although you might be out of date with your info but 22 are produced and the Su-70 and Su-75 will get later produced.
