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[–] PearlsSwineEtc@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen speculation that Turkey will get F-16s in return.

Looking forward to seeing Orban cornered.

[–] fist_of_fartitude@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They've had F-16s for years, producing most of them domestically (under license). Maybe some upgrades?

Turkey's been developing their own "5th gen" fighter, and they do have a pretty decent domestic military industrial base, but they got barred from purchasing the F-35 in 2019 when they bought an S-400 system from Russia - I wonder if he wants those. It'd need some US congressional cooperation to make happen, though.