Turkey rejects Trump’s offer of 40 F-16 fighter jets and demands F-35 and full software ownership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced to suspend its planned purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from the United States, amid esclating tenstions in ongoing defense negotiations with the trump administration. During Erdogan-Trump meeting in US, Turkey demanded F-35 fighter jets in its country from US and major cooperation to develop its own 5th Gen ‘KAAN’ fighter jets as President’s mission become first 5th gen figther jets country in Europe. This move comes after President Donald Trump reportedly rejected Turkey’s demands for re-entry into the F-35 Lightning II program, specifically refusing to grant full software ownership and source code access for the advanced stealth jets. Turkish PM says He wants to upgrade Turkish Airforce, and NAVY with 5th gen F-35 jets to deploy in futuristic achievement in 5th gen collaboration in Ankara with US F-35 production.

Will Trump impose Sanctions on Turkey if Erdogan rejects 40 F-16 deal worth $25 billion with US?

Trump planned to impose sanctions on Turkish-Airforce as Turkey was expelled from the U.S.-led F-35 program in 2019 due to its acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense system. White houses said, that Purchasing of Russian Jets, S-400, and Missiles has viewed as incomplatible allies of NATO security in Black Sea and Baltic Sea. The Biden Administration had approved the sale of 40 new F-16 block 70 Vipers (at discount valued $7 Billion from $23 billion) in tied to Turkey’s support for Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession. But now Turkey has said in some reports that it will now make some of its 5th gen fighter jets ‘KAAN‘ and will try to export them all over the world. Due to this, the US President believes that if the F-35 program is approved with Turkey, Turkey will make its own 5th gen KAAN fighter jets within a few months, which will destroy the $1 trillion market of F-35 and F-16. Turkish President says, the Ankara want to acquire 40+ F-35 in upgrade of F-16 Vipers and plans to return Russia’s S-400 back or Russia or Pakistan, but he say, he need a confirms and guranteed deal on F-35 and US F-35 manufacturing firms.

Israel fears, that Turkey will become NATO’s Largest air force, surpassing the US and UK in 2028, Turkey israel war in 2028?

In fact, no NATO country wants a deal between Turkey and the US on programs related to the F-35 because Ukraine and Germany believe that Turkey-Russia relations can be strengthened if the US helps with full software, F-35 programs and KAAN jets programs, then Turkey can make NATO countries dance to its tune. Erdogan says, Turkey’s insistence on “full software ownership” for the F-35, including access to proprietary source code. This would allow independent maintenance and upgrades but raises U.S. concerns over intellectual property security and potential reverse-engineering risks, especially given Turkey’s S-400 ties. Actually, Turkey wants that if there is full software, security and technology transfer between US and Turkey, then it is possible that Turkey can use its own KAAN jets against anyone apart from F-35, F-16 and F-22 Raptor without US approval. And the US is afraid that in the future, if Turkey and Israel come face to face in Syria due to Al-Sharra, then the Turkish army can carry out a major attack on Israel and the US does not want that the Middle East US allies should not be in danger from any country.