“The technical delegation of the Ministry of National Defense went to the US to hold talks upon the invitation of the US in order to carry out the F-16 procurement and modernization as soon as possible,” Turkish Defense Ministry said on Monday.

1️⃣ ABD’den F-16 tedariki ve modernizasyonu kapsamında; Aralık-2021, Şubat, Mart-2022 aylarında olmak üzere Türkiye’de üç toplantı icra edilmiştir.

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) August 15, 2022

2️⃣ F-16 tedariki ve modernizasyonunun en kısa sürede gerçekleştirilmesi maksadıyla ABD tarafından yapılan davet üzerine Millî Savunma Bakanlığı teknik heyeti görüşmeler yapmak üzere ABD’ye gitmiştir.

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) August 15, 2022

Although Turkey was one of eight countries—along with the United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Australia—partnering with the United States on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Pentagon decided to end the F-35 deal by July 31, 2019, as a result of Turkey, as a NATO partner, purchasing S400 missiles from Russia.

In October 2021, Ankara sought to buy F-16s and modernization kits from the United States. The $6 billion deal will include the sale of 40 F-16 jets and modernization kits for 79 jet fighters. (ILKHA)