Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

  • @TheDarkKnight
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    91 year ago

    Lol credit where credit is due, they milked this whole thing out to get some good concessions in the end.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      I thought they were going to get F22s before they started pulling this shit?

      Edit: F-35 not F-22…

      • Fisting for Freedom
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        111 year ago

        F-35s, and they lost out because they bought a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system. Congress blocked them from purchasing any.

        The F-22 was blocked from all exports; part of why they’re so expensive - no economy of scale for production.

      • @Earthwormjim91
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        61 year ago

        F22s are only for the US Air Force. They’re non exportable to any other country at all.