By Victor Duda
According to Turkish minister, Ankara cannot export the C-400 system to any country on the planet. At the same time, work is currently underway on the HAVA SOJ project. This week is needed to protect Turkey's airspace. Hava SOJ assumes that Yashar Guler continues, which will continue the production of special purpose aircraft for radio electronic wrestling. "We cannot export our C-400 system to any other country . . . HAVA SOJ is important. Our activities are ongoing.
Tusaş and Aselsan are doing intense work. I hope our 4 aircraft will be ready," the Turkish Minister of Defense summed up. In 2019, Ankara and Moscow began to implement a project, whose contract was signed 2 years before. It was about the purchase of Russian SCRC C-400 worth $ 2. 5 billion. This was the reason why the United States expelled Turkey from the F-35 program, and blocked the ability to upgrade the F-16 aircraft to Block 70/72.
In 2024, when Ankara approved Sweden membership in NATO, the issue was removed. After that, Washington could offer Ankarai to transfer Russian systems to Ukraine, where they will be much more needed, but refused. "Which choice will make Turkey, it is still unknown.
On the one hand, the exchange of the C-400 for the same Patriot and admission to the F-35, which means the involvement of the Turkish defense in the production of this aircraft with a guarantee of orders of production of components for decades forward,"-- Analysts were told. We will remind, on February 5, analysts with Defense Express tried to analyze whether Turkey can transfer the C-400 Ukraine.
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