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As much as the Turkey try to look like the sanctions, the truth is different after your last message State Department.
The US State Department announced that after the imposition of US sanctions CAATSA (Act on Dealing with US Opponents Through Sanctions) against Turkey No new contracts will be signed or renewed with the Turkish defense industry.
«No new export licenses or other authorizations will be issued to name the Turkish defense industry as a contracting party. This includes modifications to agreements that have already been approved and subsequent licenses to agreements that have already been approved.“Was the typical response that the representative of the State Department gave to journalists.
The immediate problem Turkey will face is maintaining systems that are purely US or have US technology. as explained to NEA by the associate professor of Geopolitics and New Military Technologies of the Military School of Guards, Konstantinos Grivas.
«Turkey can’t even supply spare parts for US weapons systems like Super Cobra helicopters»Characteristics of the states.
After the great loss of the F-35 Various weapons production programs and weapons systems run the risk of being left behind.
For example, according to NEWS, the Turkish T129 ATAK and T-625 Gokbey helicopters use an American engine. Especially for ATAK, Turkey will face problems in the exports it planned.
The sanctions also bring a “brake” to the grandiose plan for the production of the Turkish TF-X fighter, a program that had already been frozen after the impossibility of finding an engine and without a doubt this development with the US makes the search even more difficult.
The Turkish T70 helicopter program will face similar problems incorporating American technology.
Ankara will also face difficulties in implementing the export plan for the ADA-class corvette, which features American weapons such as the RIM 116 rolling-body missile.
Finally, it is not ruled out that there may be a delay in the radar upgrade program of the Turkish F-16s, which is being carried out in Turkey, but with American help.
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