Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Will Turkey Buy Russia's SU-57 Fighter Jet?

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Warzone/The Drive: U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57

Russia may attempt to fill the vacuum created by a U.S. embargo on F-35 exports to Turkey with an export variant of its Su-57 advanced fighter.

I don't think anyone would claim it came as a surprise, but nonetheless, the U.S. deciding to hold back NATO ally Turkey's F-35 order and potentially curtailing its industrial involvement in the program is a major development. It’s also one that is nearly certain to push Turkey further into Moscow’s orbit and could offer Russia a unique and much-needed opportunity to export their Su-57 advanced fighter.

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WNU Editor: Russia is still developing this aircraft. If Turkey really wants it, they have to be prepared to wait a long time.

2 comments:

fazman said...

Wouldn't that be good, the U. S will be able to climb all over it inside and out.

Anonymous said...

India pulled out of the Su-57 JV for a reason. Good luck Turkey.