Why F-35 for Turkey can leave the US sideways. Pentagon vs. Congress

The US Secretary of Defense declares that he is ready to defend a deal with Turkey as part of a program to create and transfer to the Turkish Air Force X-NUMX fighter jets. We are talking about the program F-5, according to which the Turkish military has already begun in the United States to learn how to fly on these combat vehicles. After the training operation, the aircraft, under the contract, must be transferred to Ankara. This is opposed by representatives of the American Congress.

James Mattis appeals to the congressmen, stating that it is impossible to disrupt the deal with Turkey.

From the statement of the head of the Pentagon:

I am currently opposed to withdrawing Turkey from the F-35 program. Turkey is our ally in NATO, having invested a billion and a quarter dollars in a program from 2002 of the year. They plan to buy from us to 100 aircraft. If the Turkish supply chain is disrupted today, this will lead to a break in the aircraft production schedule, delaying the delivery of 50-75 F-35 and will require approximately 18-24 months to restore work.

The US Congress ponders these words. American parliamentarians can not decide to approve the deal with Turkey because they suspect Ankara of their readiness to transfer F-35 technology to Moscow. And in this situation, even the Turkish billions do not entice congressmen to buy the latest fighter jets. But intervenes weapons a lobby that does not want to lose profits. The Pentagon also fears that in case of refusal to supply F-35s to Turkey, it might make a demarche inside NATO, which will come out sideways for the United States.

Comments

[parusnik]

At the Pentagon, rightly feared .. Come from realities ...

[Proxima]

US parliamentarians can not decide to approve the deal with Turkey for the reason that suspect Ankara of readiness for F-35 technology transfer to Moscow. (from text)
If the Russian special services deign to “spy” the F-35 technologies, then with a high probability I assume that they will do without the Turks.

[MPN]

Yes, we do not need their technologies, if we sell their technologies on the Su-57, it will increase by an order of magnitude in price. But the characteristics of avionics well would not hurt ...

[major147]

Quote: MPN

Yes, we do not need their technologies, if we sell their technologies on the Su-57, it will increase by an order of magnitude in price. But the characteristics of avionics well would not hurt ...

We need their technology! For a successful fight with their F-35.

[Vard]

They are afraid of a training battle between the F-35 and the S-400 ... Ours are not afraid, and the Americans are very worried ...

[rocket757]

As a result, “friendship” wins .... babosiks above all!

[Yrec]

Gee-gee, the F-35 has already begun its war. But for some reason, not on the side of NATO. Probably their 5th generation is too smart - she chooses the side on which to fight. It reminds the story of the "smart bomb", which they could not push out of the plane.

[Totah155]

Quote: Yrec

Gee-gee, the F-35 has already begun its war. But for some reason, not on the side of NATO. Probably their 5th generation is too smart - she chooses the side on which to fight. It reminds the story of the "smart bomb", which they could not push out of the plane.

True, Israel is not a member of NATO. And the 35th is already working.

[K-50]

That's right, do not give the Turks Fu-35.
"Matches for children is not a toy."
These flyers will receive, imagine themselves invincible Jedi, will unleash a new war with someone.
So it’s calmer for everyone if they fly “in the old way”, more peaceful people will remain alive.

[WOLF330]

And in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yugoslavia, too, the Turks unleashed a war? So the Turks will manage without this pepelats. Although I add that Turkey has every right to F 35, as it is one of the developers! And at the expense of matches ... I would not call the children of a nation that ruled half of the World.

[K-50]

Quote: KURT330

. I would not call children a nation that ruled half the World.

Have you tasted that such nonsense is !!!
When, where and which of them owned half of the world?
Go and learn "materiel", historian akhovy !!!

[Karenius]

Quote: K-50

Quote: KURT330

. I would not call children a nation that ruled half the World.

Have you tasted that such nonsense is !!!
When, where and which of them owned half of the world?
Go and learn "materiel", historian akhovy !!!

Here, History will recall the fears of all Europe against a possible Turkish invasion.
In the 20s of the 17th century. France submitted to the Turks after the threat of invasion, and in 1666. the English trembled for fear of the same. These are the old fears and dictate to them the need to race .... to honor Turkey.

[K-50]

Quote: Karenius

In the 20s of the 17th century. France submitted to the Turks after the threat of invasion, and in 1666. the English trembled for fear of the same. These are the old fears and dictate to them the need to race .... to honor Turkey.

How much is France and accused of? You write that the Turks owned half the world !! Even the Russian empire, as the largest of the states, did not own so many !!
To me it is monopenisual who and to whom obeyed three hundred years ago. There the scale is smaller than the Krasnoyarsk Territory at times, and you "owned the floor of the world."

[Karenius]

Actually, I write from the side. But let me remind you that the Sultan recognized only the Bey in the French king, and wrote that when his first warrior enters Paris, the latter will still be in the Bosphorus.
So, my enemy, the Turks, didn’t embellish anything.
____
I also have a lot of odnopenisualny that does not fit into my ideas.

[prior]

Inzherlik or F-35? Good question ... Real tsuzwang.

[ANCIENT]

Let these planes be sold at a double price to the Saudis or Israel, and they will receive the money (maybe), and the planes will be saved with a profit for themselves (it can also be) !!!

[rotmistr60]

Congressmen (deputies, senators) are not much different in different countries. But the Americans have surpassed everyone and are already slipping into the Ukrainian version - in spite of the grandmother's frostbitten ears. And this applies not only to the aircraft.

[Mikhail m]

American parliamentarians can not decide to approve the deal with Turkey because they suspect Ankara of their readiness to transfer F-35 technology to Moscow.

And we are not afraid of the transfer of S-400 technologies? Even if exported.

[helmi8]

Quote: Mikhail M

And we are not afraid of the transfer of S-400 technologies?

So, it seems that we were not talking about technology transfer, only about complexes and that’s all ...

[Black sniper]

I agree, initially the suppliers of S-400 were agreed ... Technologies will not be transferred !!!

[nikolaj1703]

F-35 - this is the Yak - 141 seized in the 90s, there is nothing new there. Only the Yak-141 was supersonic, and the F-35 turned out to be an imperfection.

[voyaka uh]

From Yak (the plane was excellent), only the nozzle turned 90 degrees downward. Instead of two additional jet engines in the bow of the Yak, the F-35 has a fan driven by an engine.

[voyaka uh]

The inevitable will come. Islamist Turkey Erdogan is not suitable for NATO. Either the military did overthrow Erdogan in a more successful coup attempt (according to Ataturk’s precepts), or the paths diverge.

[protoss]

eccentric, what is Islamism? Erdogan’s party is quite right-wing conservatives adjusted for national features, well, they don’t go to Catholicism, since they are in nature.
the military has not overthrown anyone there, this story is over.
it’s funny when an Israeli appeals to the Ataturk’s covenants. Do not tell me what is written in the ataturk tablets?
and by the way, NATO is a military bloc, not a humanitarian community that brings gospel values ​​to the world. and from a military point of view, Turkey is one of the key countries for the bloc, so Erdoогan will be tolerated there.

[Black sniper]

American parliamentarians can not decide to approve the deal with Turkey because they suspect Ankara of their readiness to transfer F-35 technology to Moscow.
Why do they need us? We have a Su-57, a cheap one with well-established production, and the LTX is better !!!

[voyaka uh]

"We have a Su-57, a cheap one with well-functioning production," ////
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There are 12 prototypes, only the last three of them are similar to pre-production products. There is no production yet. The price of the aircraft is two to three times higher than the Su-35.
Su-57 is still "in diapers." It will be a long time to debug and improve it.