Turkiye may buy Euro fighter jets if US does not provide F-16s, report says

Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft is seen during test flight in Balikesir, Turkiye on May 22, 2022 [Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency]

Turkiye is considering the purchase of Euro fighter Typhoon fighter jets in the case that its request to buy F-16 jets from the US is refused or delayed, a report has revealed. According to anonymous sources close to the Turkish government and its considerations, who were cited by the London-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, the Euro fighter Typhoons "could be a stop-gap option until we get the fifth generation and locally produced TF-X [Turkish fighter jet] in our hands". That option would be "of course, if we cannot get the F-16s." The revelation comes a few years after the US government, under the administration of former president Donald Trump removed Turkiye from their joint F-35 fighter jet programme, due […] Source

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