Britain, Turkey sign defence deal to develop Turkish fighter jet

[cabatli_53]

Britain and Turkey signed a defence deal worth more than 100 million pounds on Saturday to develop Turkish fighter jets, opening the way to deeper cooperation over the lifetime of the project.

In Ankara to strengthen ties with Turkey as she navigates Britain's departure from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May hailed the deal, saying it showed "that Britain is a great, global, trading nation and that we are open for business".

The deal, announced by May and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, involves BAE Systems and TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) working together to develop the TF-X Turkish fighter programme.

BAE Systems chief executive, Ian King, said the deal was the next step in deepening defence cooperation.

"It will also pave the way for a deeper defence partnership and could effectively make the UK Turkey's partner of choice, positioning it as a key aerospace technology exporter to Turkey," he said in a statement.

"The wider programme could see the UK win contracts to provide engines, weapons, radars and sensors."

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Vatana Millete Hayırlı Olsun !

 

[Kebapçı Erhan]

 

[Hassan Guy]

We should build a stealth fighter too.

 

[Tameem]

Good Development for Turkey and for Pakistan as well in the longer run.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

We should build a stealth fighter too.

we should build stealth fighter
we should get this and that
we should get F35
we should get aircraft carrier LOL your fantasies


BTW On Topic Congrats Turkey

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

How much is the extant of co-operation ? If TAI will work alongside BAE to develop the jet, will it still be an indigenous program or it is now turning into a JV ? And how much liberty will Turkey have in the design of the jet and its import/export aspects ?

 

[alwayspeace]

The Briatin knows how the state run. They are not dumb like EU. We will see more agreement between Turkey and Britain after Brexit.

 

[Hassan Guy]

we should build stealth fighter
we should get this and that
we should get F35
we should get aircraft carrier

We should do all of those.

 

[alwayspeace]

How much is the extant of co-operation ? If TAI will work alongside BAE to develop the jet, will it still be an indigenous program or it is now turning into a JV ? And how much liberty will Turkey have in the design of the jet and its import/export aspects ?

They work together and export together. The BAE system announced "Downing Street sources said the £100m contract has the potential to facilitate multibillion pound contracts between the UK and Turkish firms over the project’s 20-year lifetime." and Theresa May said "It marks the start of a new and deeper trading relationship with Turkey and will potentially secure British and Turkish jobs and prosperity for decades to come. "

 

[YeBeWarned]

this means 4-5 years leap for TF-X program .. God Speed Turkey

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

Looks as history is repeating the era of Elizabeth I, when the Brit was unhappy with the rest of the Europe and it forged an alliance with Ottomans.

 

[Timur]

oh oh that will make germans and french angry

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Great development. IshaAllah first test flight by 2023. The Turkish folks owe this to their forefathers who put everything at stake to ensure that the last Vatan is saved...

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

They work together and export together. The BAE system announced "Downing Street sources said the £100m contract has the potential to facilitate multibillion pound contracts between the UK and Turkish firms over the project’s 20-year lifetime." and Theresa May said "It marks the start of a new and deeper trading relationship with Turkey and will potentially secure British and Turkish jobs and prosperity for decades to come. "

SO, does that mean WE will be to get our hands on this beauty without any headaches of post-sale problems, which always come with something which WE purchase from west ?

 

[cabatli_53]

SO, does that mean WE will be to get our hands on this beauty without any headaches of post-sale problems, which always come with something which WE purchase from west ?

All intellectual and property rights of TF-X along with transferred subsystems will belong to Turkish Republic. It is a big industrialization project with thousands of aerospace workers in following years.