Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
I thought they were going to get F22s before they started pulling this shit?
Edit: F-35 not F-22…
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F-35s, and they lost out because they bought a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system. Congress blocked them from purchasing any.
The F-22 was blocked from all exports; part of why they’re so expensive - no economy of scale for production.
That was stopped due to the purchase of Russian air defense iirc.
It was never on the table. The F22 is a US only aircraft.
Turkey was going to get F35s but that was blocked because of buying the Russian air defense.
Indeed I did not even realize it said 22 instead of 35.
I use he/him
Misunderstanding alert … my apologies. But “it” refers to your text, not to you as a person :) I would never dream of referring to another human being as an “it”.
F22s are only for the US Air Force. They’re non exportable to any other country at all.