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The Erdogan government in Turkey? Negatory That would be super awkward, as Turkey is the only place European countries can get F35 engines overhauled. It boggl
by gaius 8y ago
The Erdogan government in Turkey? Negatory
That would be super awkward, as Turkey is the only place European countries can get F35 engines overhauled. It boggles the mind how that was allowed to happen. In general there should have been two locations for redundancy but in the specific case of Turkey, it's now looking to Russia for its defence needs anyway.
- zdkl 8y agoReally? Source?
- gaius 8y agohttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/19/f35_fighter_engines_turkey_overhaul/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/19/f35_fighter_engines... It's pretty common knowledge that the work was spread around for political reasons. Similarly everyone's avionics must be overhauled in the UK.
- jacobush 8y agoHaha, that's insane. Congrats, Norway. You could have public road take-off and landing Gripen fighter bombers serviced at home for a fraction of the price. https://www.defenceaviation.com/2010/12/gripens-ability-to-take-off-and-land-on-public-roads.html https://www.defenceaviation.com/2010/12/gripens-ability-to-t...