Here is Turkish Aerospace Industries’ TF-X mock-up.— Valerie Insinna (@ValerieInsinna) June 17, 2019
TAI’s president notes that it is one of the makers of the F-35’s center fuselage, which gives it the industrial strength to build this fighter.
This music is amazing lol. pic.twitter.com/0ZM7HMdF1U
Military.com: Turkey Unveils its Own TF-X Next-Gen Fighter Amid F-35 Uncertainty
SALON DU BOURGET, PARIS -- Amid discord between the U.S. and Turkey over Turkey's recently announced removal from F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Turkish Aerospace Industries on Monday unveiled its own next-generation fighter concept, saying the aircraft could be operational in roughly ten years' time.
Turkish officials here at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport said its fighter concept is a result of an emphasis on research and development and investment in technology in concert with its defense industry. Officials said TF-X is also made possible due to a partnership with U.K.-based BAE Systems for the program.
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Update: Turkey Unveils New Fifth-Generation Jet TF-X, Indigenous Alternative to F-35 (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: LOL. Turkey is not going to develop and build a fifth-generation fighter.
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The only way they will is if they team up with russia and build the SU-57 in export kits. Same as them building S-400s with the ToT from russia in the future... lol.
Maybe work with Iran? They make good mock ups too.
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Good one, Jim. "They make good mock ups too."
Roger
That tweet says it all. We showed them how to manufacture fuselages (using our tech and designs) and that's about all they showed off there.
Bad idea jeans...
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