F-16 for Turkey, F-35 for Greece / Modernization of Turkey’s air fleet at the same time as Washington’s military withdrawal from the region

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, on Tuesday evening the Turkish Parliament after 20 months, With 287 votes in favor and 55 votes against and 4 abstentions, he voted in favor of Sweden’s entry into NATO.

Erdogan had previously stated directly and implicitly that the positive vote of his parliament depends on Washington’s agreement with The sale of F-16 fighters and the modernization of Turkey’s worn-out air fleet is from America.

Washington welcomed this vote and the Ministry of Defense and State Department of the United States announced their agreement to sell the weapons package, and this agreement was officially sent to the Congress. It was announced that it will be reviewed within 15 days.

If Congress approves or does not oppose within this period, the Pentagon will receive an arms package including 40 modern F-16 fighter planes, modernization of 79 Turkish fighter planes, more than a thousand missiles. Air to Air will sell at least 1,700 bombs and some other air military equipment worth 23 billion dollars to Turkey, and this process will last between 2 and 5 years.

On the other hand, it has been announced that Washington intends to sell 40 F-35 fighter jets and related military equipment worth 8.6 billion dollars to Greece, which can be seen as an effort to maintain balance in the region.

It seems that if something happens, If not, we should see the sale of these weapons to Ankara, which will play an important role in improving Turkey’s air power. That too in the conditions that America has announced that it will withdraw from Iraq and Syria, and this can mark a new chapter of militarism in the region.

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