Turkish analyst admits that acquiring F-35s in Greece will “make a big difference in the Aegean”
In the further armament strengthening of Greece with its inclusion (as everything shows) in F-35 program Turkish analysts focus, which, as they admit, changes the balance in the Aegean.
As his correspondent reports SKAI in Constantinople, Manoli Kostidis, on the show “Today”, the concern of the Turkish side about the acquisition of fighter aircraft from the USA is intense. This is also reflected in a Haber Turk broadcast, where experts say that the F-35s will “make a big difference in the Aegean”.
Gyursel Tokmakoglou, former Turkish Air Force intelligence director comparing the F-35s to the Turkish F-16s, makes it clear that they have nothing to do with each otheremphasizing that these are aircraft that they will also be supported by the US through the systems they have.
“The F-35 is another thing. And with an F-35 aircraft in front of you comes the USA. A single F-35 uses the US network system. In the event that one of our F-16s engages in a dogfight with a Greek F-35, they will also support it with their own forces. “If you put it in wartime, that means a lot,” he explains.
In fact, he himself emphasizes that the F-35 operates as a semi-autonomous robot: “The F-35 is like a robot, semi-autonomous, the decisions are made by the aircraft itself through software. The F-16 is not like that, the pilot uses it, it’s just that the new aircraft will be able to take advantage of the F-35’s systems.”
At the same time, the Turkish press, in particular Hurriyet, stands in the market for systems of the Greek side, which, as is typical, mentions on its front page, “Turkish drones are blinding”. In the midst of all this, Erdogan’s representative, İbrahim Kalin, is holding meetings with Senators about the F-16s, however, as Manolis Kostidis reports, such an agreement between Turkey and the USA still requires time.
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