As Milliyet newspaper previously reported, Ankara has requested the purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and 80 Block 70 upgrade kits.

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Moscow and Ankara signed an agreement in 2017 to deliver Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to Turkey, making it the first NATO member to purchase such air defense weapons from Russia.

Ankara’s decision to purchase Russian-made systems has angered the United States and NATO. So far, Washington has not given up on its efforts to get Türkiye to abandon the Russian air defense system . Türkiye has not yielded to U.S. pressure and has said it will retain the S-400 system.

Because Turkey insisted on purchasing Russia’s S400 air defense missile system, the United States kicked Turkey out of the F35 arms sales cooperation project. However, Turkey's national defense system cannot be separated from the support of American equipment. After being unable to purchase the American fifth-generation fighter F35, Turkey had to settle for the next best thing in order to maintain the military's combat readiness and purchase F16 and its upgraded accessories from the United States. . In October 2020, Turkey officially proposed to the United States to purchase 40 F16s and 80 upgrade packages to update its current fighter jets. The U.S. Congress is noncommittal about Türkiye's arms purchase application and has been slow to approve the sale. Turkey's current fighter jets all come from the United States. Therefore, the United States' refusal to sell fighter aircraft maintenance and upgrade equipment to it is tantamount to greatly restricting Turkey's defense capabilities.

In 2022, NATO decided to continue to expand and prepare to accept Sweden and Finland to join. Türkiye took the opportunity to put forward many conditions, including asking the United States to lift its arms sales ban. In exchange for Turkey's support on NATO expansion, the United States made concessions at the NATO Madrid Summit. Biden promised Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would be able to get a "green light" from lawmakers to supply F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to Ankara. The United States agreed to sell F16 fighter upgrade parts to Türkiye, and Turkey gave Sweden and Finland the green light to join the treaty.

As Milliyet newspaper previously reported, Ankara has requested the purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and 80 Block 70 upgrade kits. Türkiye used this opportunity of Sweden and Finland to join NATO to force the two countries to abandon their support for the PKK organization. It protects its core interests without losing diplomatic flexibility.

As a member of NATO, Erdogan does not completely follow the instructions of the United States on many issues, but proceeds from his own interests. After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Erdogan neither sanctioned Russia nor sold armed drones to Ukraine . Turkey's approach of playing both sides has enhanced its regional influence to a certain extent, and at the same time gained real economic benefits.

It must be pointed out that as a classic 4th generation aircraft, the F16, especially the block70 series, still has a strong combat advantage in the Middle East and post-Soviet regions. Judging from the performance on the Syrian battlefield and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the F16 owned by Turkey is not weaker than Russia’s active fourth-generation aircraft, and can even fight against Russia’s heavy-duty fighter jets, the Su-30 and Su-35. #turkeysyriawar#

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