F-35 and F-16
Bloomberg: U.S. Offering F-16s to Turkey as Reimbursement, Erdogan Says
The U.S. has offered Turkey a fleet of upgraded F-16 fighter jets, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, potentially unlocking a standoff between the two NATO allies over a blocked order of more advanced F-35s.
The offer is being made to reimburse Turkey for the $1.4 billion payment it already made for the canceled F-35s, Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul on Sunday.
The move follows a formal request to the U.S. made by Turkey last month to purchase 40 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft from Lockheed Martin Corp. as well as 80 kits to modernize its existing fighters, two Turkish officials familiar with the matter said last week.
The order was seen as a compromise after the U.S. blocked the F-35 purchase because of Turkey’s decision to buy an S-400 air-defense system from Russia. Turkey wants to solve the problem with the U.S. through dialog and “is working on reimbursement for the F-35 payment,” Erdogan said.
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