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an automatic translation of what I quickly retyped (can contain type which I'd hardly notice, LOL)

"Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanliginim yeni nesil savas ucagi ihtiacini karsilamak uzere Musterek Taarruz Ucagi (F-35) Projesi'ne ortka ulke olarak katilan Turkiye'nin, ucaklarin tesliminde yasayabilecegi engeller alternatifleri gundeme getirdi"

didn't make sense;
anyone?
in the post above I didn't mean to say "can contain type", but "can contain typos", which it does
LOL!
 
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Russia would be Turkey’s ‘first best choice’ for fighter jets if its F-35 plan flops
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If U.S. officials were to
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from the multinational group that builds the F-35 Lightning II, Turkish defense officials said they likely would pursue Russian fighter jet technology.

“We cannot afford to leave the F-35 not substituted,” a senior military officer told Defense news. He declined to comment on the replacement options, as this would require “technological, economical and political deliberations.”

But a defense procurement official said “geostrategic assessment” would make Russian options emerge as the natural first replacement. “Russian fighter technology would the first best choice if our
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behaved in an un-allied way and questioned Turkey’s membership in the Joint Strike Fighter program,” he said.

Washington has threatened to expel Ankara from the multinational program if Turkey deploys the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system on its soil.

If Turkey accepts the S-400, “no F-35s will ever reach Turkish soil. And Turkish participation in the F-35 program, including manufacturing parts, repairing and servicing the fighters, will be terminated, taking Turkish companies out of the manufacturing and supply chain for the program,” wrote a group of bipartisan lawmakers from the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon announced a freeze on deliveries and activities with Turkey in relation to the F-35 program over Ankara’s decision to buy the S-400. Turkey insists the first S-400 shipments would arrive in July and the first S-400 system would become operational in September.

A Turkish presidential source said that potential Turkish-Russian cooperation on fighter technology was “preliminarily discussed” between their respective defense officials during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Moscow on April 8.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu told broadcaster NTV on Apri 10: “There are F-35, but there are also aircraft manufactured in Russia. If we are not able to purchase [the] F-35, Turkey will buy similar aircraft from other countries. And this will continue until we start producing our own fifth-generation fighter jets.”

Such a move would make Turkey the only NATO member to simultaneously use the S-400 and Russian fighter.

“This is not a useful dispute for the alliance,” asserted an Ankara-based European Union military attache. “What we observe today could push Turkey further into Russia’s military orbit … and we don’t want that.”

Earlier this month, Russian Helicopters CEO Andrey Boginsky visited Turkey to discuss the possibility of co-production efforts.

However, Russia’s isn’t the only alternative for the F-35. In 2015, Turkey’s procurement authorities released a request for information for the TF-X, the country’s indigenous fighter jet program. Sweden’s Saab was one of the bidders to supply know-how for the initial design phase of the program, but Ankara selected Britain’s BAE Systems for that contract.

“Saab’s commitment to technology transfer was very generous, but its price was expensive at the time,” a Turkish official recalled. “Saab could now revise its bid and incorporate it into the new [no F-35] situation,” he said.

Another option for Turkey is Airbus, a partner in the Eurofighter program based in the Netherlands and France, the official added.
 
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Turkey’s fiscal state threatens to impact defense imports and programs
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Turkey’s financial situation continues to be in a weakened state.

Furthermore, Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to its highest in a decade at 14.7 percent in January, with the ranks of the unemployed swelling by 366,000 people in one month. The number of people without jobs has reached 4.7 million, with youth unemployment jumping to 26.7 percent, a record high, according to data going back to 1988.

The recession-hit country also faces macroeconomic challenges. A continuing recession could force fiscal austerity and consequently curb government spending, likely impacting defense programs. Inflation hovers around 20 percent, and most state banks are lending at a 15-16 percent rate, well below the overnight and inflation rates.

Economists fear eroding confidence and credibility in government policy could drive dollarization and put further pressure on the local currency, the lira. Last summer, the lira lost 40 percent of its value; while it did gain back 28 percent of its value, it seems to be headed toward another plunge.

On Aug. 21, 2017, the U.S. dollar closed at 3.50 liras on the foreign currency markets and at 6.10 liras exactly a year later. The lira temporarily recovered to 5.10 against the dollar earlier this year, but on April 16 it was traded at 5.80.

“Weak lira has always been problematic for Turkey’s defense planners and local industry,” an Ankara-based analyst explained. “Another major wave of plunge [of the lira] could expose foreign currency-related weapons programs to the risk of major delays or suspension.”

Major fluctuations of the national currency often jeopardize procurement programs, according to Ahmet Doğan, an economist and founder of the Ankara-based think tank Sigma. “There are still fundamental macroeconomic problems and political uncertainties that may fuel another lira crisis,” he warned

Turkey’s gross domestic product shrank by 3 percent in the last quarter of 2018. Public borrowing remains an expensive option: The annual interest rate on 10-year government bonds hovers at more than 17 percent, the highest in emerging market economies.

“For any imported defense equipment, both the Turkish government and defense companies must now pay 30 percent more in Turkish lira terms than they had to last year,” Dogan said.

One imported piece of defense equipment includes the engine to power the TF-X, Turkey’s first indigenous fighter jet in the making. The government also plans to select a foreign-made engine and transmission system for the Altay, the Turkish indigenous main battle tank in the making. And there are several foreign parts and systems
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, the Turkish helicopter gunship produced under license from the Italian-British firm AgustaWestland.

Turkey also regularly imports smart ammunition used in its fight against Kurdish militants inside Turkey and in northern Iraq and Syria.

Additionally, whether Turkey remains part of the F-35 fighter jet program, or is expelled and decides to buy a Russian-made replacement,
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the currency problems on an “underhanded plot” that aims to bring Turkey to heel. Few investors are convinced.

Last year, Turkey’s defense procurement office, the Presidency of Defence Industries, announced new measures to counter the effects of the currency crisis on acquisitions. It planned to convert foreign currency guarantees in previous and ongoing contracts into Turkish liras, and sign new contract guarantees (such as letters of credit from banks) in lira terms instead of dollar terms.

The move put some foreign and local contractors at currency risk. Contractors have been reluctant to accept bank guarantees in lira terms; or if they did, the risk was reflected in final prices.

Another plunge in the lira’s exchange rate may make Turkish banks increasingly reluctant to offer loans and bank guarantees to finance defense programs, as such a dive would erode capital reserves in the banking system and risk bankruptcies.
 
#38 Turk, May 17, 2015
Anybody dont know how is going TF-2000 project because of it s a secret... But we know that TF-2000 will have so advanced indigeneus radar called ÇAFRAD. So we are waiting to finish ÇAFRAD. When we get ÇAFRAD, TF-2000 will design.
Absolutely I can say only that TF-2000 will be the most advanced Frigate. But I cant say which air defence missile or other weapons will use at this time ( Laser weapon will use ). Because The tecnology is getting advanced everyday and the standards are changing..
I present an official data:

As a follow-on of MİLGEM concept, in addition to performing regional air defense function, TF-2000 project will carry Turkish Naval Forces to the new generation frigate.

The decision was taken in September 2013 by Defense Executive Committee for the realization of the Project in three phase; namely “design”, “prototype ship construction” and “serial production”.

Acquisition of this type of ship, first of all, is aimed to enhance our anti air warfare capabilities as well as other warfare capabilities with the contribution of national defense industry. Evolved command/control, communication (C3), sensor and weapon systems are expected to increase the depth of defense of our homeland starting from long distances and survivability of our task groups at sea.

Great effort was put for indigenous production of the most important sensor, the Multi-Purpose Phased Array Radar (ÇAFRAD), for anti-air warfare. As a result of this effort the contract was signed between Undersecretariat of Defense Industry (SSM) and ASELSAN in September 2013. The above mentioned phased array radar will have the capability to detect the surface and air tracks from a long distance and provide data to engage if required with in the longest possible range of weapons which will create a layered air defense.

Within the context of the regional air defense architecture, weapons selection process is ongoing.

Nationally developed indigenous GENESİS Combat Management System (CMS) for MİLGEM project will be upgraded and used also in TF-2000 project.

As it is one of our highest priorities, capabilities which will be gained through TF-2000 project is going to be interoperable with our allies’ systems.

Currently, preparations of “Design Phase” of the regional air defense frigate is underway. It is expected to commence the project as of mid-2015.

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