Immortals
Elite Member
They were sanctioned and kicked out of the F35 program because of the S400.
So they used the knowhow from the S400 for their Steel Dome.
Now they can give it to a GCC-country and get the 6 F35's back from the US.
And Iran can bomb the S400.
1. Turkey happy (F35's are coming).
2. USA happy (no S400 in NATO country).
3. UAE happy (S400 is coming).
4. Iran happy (S400 is going).
5. Russia unhappy.
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What’s the point of F-35 if it has kill switch inside? Just to play footsie with Greece? It can never be used against Israel and will be disabled the moment it is used. So who else is Turkey’s enemy that it needs F-35?
What is the need for F-35 if Turkish 5th gen fighter program (which incorporates a lot of licensed tech from European and U.S including US engines) already exists?
And S-400 will take months to train and integrate and be operational for UAE and is not compatible with U.S. air defense network nor will they allow S-400 to be hooked up to their network in the Middle East for fear of Russian spyware.
All in all a desperate move by UAE and a way for Turkey to get away from the S-400 fiasco that kicked off this problem.








