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TURKEY DOWNGRADES ITS FIGHTER AMBITIONS: MODERNISED F-16S DON’T COME CLOSE TO
REPLACING THE F-35

byDaily_Defence •July 01, 2022
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On June 29 U.S. officials indicated for the first time that Turkey may be
granted permission to purchase modernised F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation
fighters for its air force. Celeste Wallander from the Department of Defence
announced that day: “Strong Turkish defence capabilities contribute to strong
NATO defence capabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense fully supports
Turkey’s modernisation plans for its F-16 fleet.” She added that Turkey’s
acquisition of new fighters “need[ed] to be worked through our contracting
processes,” and that the U.S. “supports Turkey’s modernisation of its fighter
fleet, because that is a contribution to NATO security, and therefore American
security.” This follows Ankara’s move to withdraw its opposition to Sweden and
Finland joining NATO, over which it held a veto, with a link between this
concession and the F-16 deal widely speculated. The Eastern European country is
expected to purchase 40 new F-16s and over 70 modernisation kits to upgrade
older variants currently in service.

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Turkey was previously not only a client but also a partner in the F-35 fifth
generation fighter program, which was initiated to develop a successor to the
F-16 and from which the Turkish Air Force was expected to acquire well over 100
aircraft. The country’s eviction from the program led acquisitions of Russian
Su-57 and Su-35 heavyweight fighters to be considered, with the latter
demonstrating its capabilities in Turkey itself and making a strong impression
particularly comparing to the ageing Falcon. With Western sanctions expected
should Russian fighters be acquired, particularly after a rise in NATO-Russian
tensions from late 2021, such an acquisition remains highly unlikely with a lack
of interoperability with NATO assets being another key impediment to a deal. The
F-16, however, provides capabilities which are underwhelming compared to both
the Russian fighters and the F-35, and is an aircraft which has already flown
for the U.S. Air Force for 44 years and will be over half a century old by the
time deliveries to Turkey are completed under any possible contract. 



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With the F-16 widely derided as obsolete by officials in both the United States
and in allied states such as Singapore, transitioning to the F-35 has been
prioritised among economically developed countries with Norway in early 2022
becoming the first to completely phase the Falcons out of service in favour of
their successors. Turkey’s interest in the F-16 thus represents a serious
downgrading of its fighter ambitions, and will limit its capabilities compared
to regional rivals such as Israel and Saudi Arabia which have long fielded much
more capable aircraft for some years. The F-16 Block 70 which Turkey has shown
an interest in is nevertheless far more capable than any thing currently in its
inventory, and boasts a phased array radar where the existing Turkish fleet
relies on obsolete mechanically scanned array radars. With Russia deploying
advanced fighter to the territory of neighbouring Syria, which have been used to
repeatedly repel Turkish incursions into Syrian airspace, and with the Syrian
Air Force receiving its own phased array radar equipped MiG-29SMT fighters from
2020, the new F-16 Block 70 will provide much more powerful and reliable sensors
to counter these challenges on more equal terms. With Turkey currently relying
on obsolete AIM-120B air to air missiles, the F-16 Block 70 purchase could
potentially revolutionise the country's air to air capabilities should more
advanced AIM-120D missiles be included as part of the acquisition. 


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