TF-X / KAAN / Hürjet Turkish Fighter & Trainer Aircrafts News & Discussions

[MMM-E]

Journalist: They want F-110 jet engines and F-35 fighter jets. Are you heading to Turkiye with a big gift package?

President TRUMP: I guess so, yes. Look, Turkiye is a NATO member. Some people don't see it that way, but it really is. A strong member of NATO. Yes, I'll probably do something that'll make them very happy.

Mark Rutte: Turkiye has a massive defense industry infrastructure. There are 3,000 companies operating across the Alliance and also in the United States. So, a strong partner.

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[MMM-E]

Turkish Subtitles | Donald Trump spoke about the F-110 and F-35.

Press: "Are you taking a gift package to Turkiye for the F-110 and F-35?"

Trump: "Yes, I will do that. He has built one of NATO's strongest armies. I will make a gesture that will make him very happy."

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[MMM-E]

The F110 engine has a market price of about US$5 million. So how much are the engines in this batch that the United States is selling to Turkey?

It is stated that an agreement worth $700 million for the supply of 80 F-110 engines to KAAN will be signed as a gesture from the Trump administration just before the NATO summit.

Each engine is estimated to be acquired at $8.75 million per unit.

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One of the names blocking the transfer of F110 engines to Turkey has been revealed.

A source speaking to Reuters said that Gregory Meeks, a leading Democratic member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and New York Congressman, did not approve the sale of F110 engines to Turkey.

Meeks is at the forefront among the figures supported by AIPAC, which Israel uses to keep U.S. Congress members under control.

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It needs to go through congress brother.

Its a very mess system where the legislative approval is needed, not just executive decision.

And there is corruption with foreign lobbies.

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