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To: Yo-Yo
Turkey is a threat. I knew they “made” F-16’s.

Suspect that does not mean the entire plane.

Electronic security in the control system is the issue. Not inside the plane but the C3I system and inter-phases.

5 posted on 10/09/2020 5:51:15 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Turkey was also supposed to be the European manufacturer and depot-level maintenance for the F-35 as well. That was yanked from them over this S-400 air defense debacle.

TAI was also going to supply fuselage sections for ALL F-35s manufactured in the U.S. once full rate production began. Now that they aren’t, this has put a crimp in L-M’s logistics flow, but we haven’t hit full rate production yet, eitehr.

TAI builds a lot of their own aircraft and helicopters from scratch, so they’re much more than just a kit assembler.


16 posted on 10/09/2020 6:50:18 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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