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We have the licence for F-16 Block 40, and we built them locally.
We have exported 47 F-16 also to Egypt.
The sale to Egypt, was the first foreign-built (Turkey) F-16 sold to a third-party nation (Egypt) in the history of the F-16 program.
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article4.html
Egyptian F-16 built by Turkey flying over Pyramids
Military spending in relation to GDP:
S. Arabia -- 8.2 %
Israel ------- 7%
Turkey------ 2.2%
List of countries by military expenditures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If Turkey raises spending to 7%, there is additional 42 Billion $ available to spend on military hardware.
Production cost of F-16 Block 40 is about 60 Million $.
So by raising defense spending to Israel's level, Turkey could produce 700 additional F-16's in Block 40 configuration.
Turkish Airforce is already 3rd biggest in NATO, behind US and Royal Airforce.
Turkish Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, my question was: Who is going to wipe-out Turkey?
We have exported 47 F-16 also to Egypt.
The sale to Egypt, was the first foreign-built (Turkey) F-16 sold to a third-party nation (Egypt) in the history of the F-16 program.
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article4.html
Egyptian F-16 built by Turkey flying over Pyramids
Military spending in relation to GDP:
S. Arabia -- 8.2 %
Israel ------- 7%
Turkey------ 2.2%
List of countries by military expenditures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If Turkey raises spending to 7%, there is additional 42 Billion $ available to spend on military hardware.
Production cost of F-16 Block 40 is about 60 Million $.
So by raising defense spending to Israel's level, Turkey could produce 700 additional F-16's in Block 40 configuration.
Turkish Airforce is already 3rd biggest in NATO, behind US and Royal Airforce.
Turkish Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, my question was: Who is going to wipe-out Turkey?
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