Concern and concern causes in Ankara Greek armament program, This is also reflected in the Turkish media, which is increasingly hosting broadcasts on the new situation and the correlation of forces in air and sea.
THE Turkish military analyst, Abdullah Agar told CNN Turk that Greece with the French rafale fighters has gained air superiority against Turkish fighters in air battles one by one.
“Turkey has indeed realized the threats posed by the Rafale fighters. Like the threats posed by the Belharra frigates as well as the Type 214 submarines as well as for the air defense. Turkey is already working on reciprocity. But we must say something about the Rafale fighters have gained an advantage over Turkey. “We cover this superiority with alternatives, but there is a problem in the balance of power one by one”, he states characteristically.
As explained by SKAI correspondent in Turkey, Manolis Kostidisin the same panel with the analyst Agar, there were retired officers of the Turkish Armed Forces who did not say anything, confirming in essence what he was saying.
Greece has already received the first six rafale fighters from France. These are fourth to fifth generation fighter jets that change the balance in the Aegean.
This development is one of the reasons why Turkish officials such as Defense Minister Hulusi Akar often “break out” against Greek armaments and has not in the past made recommendations to Athens that it can not spend so much money in difficult economic times. .
The Turkish basket for the F-16s is small
In this climate, Hulusi Akar did not appear particularly optimistic on the upgrade of Turkish F-16, stated however that the Turkey can use as anti-aircraft systems and their S-400 and the European defense system SAMP-T.
“We should be cautious about F-16s. Our wish is to have a positive outcome. We tell them not to allow Congress to use their S-400 as an excuse. “Turkey can use both the S-400 and the SAMP-T system as anti-aircraft systems.”
Akar vs. US: They give weapons to terrorists
After yesterday’s attack Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in American counterpart of Joe Biden for Armenian genocide, Hulusi Akar took the baton.
He accused Washington of supporting and giving weapons to terrorist organizations, referring to Kurds of Northern Syria (YPG). “Unfortunately, the United States is not abandoning its ‘sevda’ (love) for the YPG,” Akar said.
“The biggest problem between the US and Turkey is that Washington does not accept that the YPG is a terrorist organization. We say that the PKK and the YPG are the same thing and when they say the opposite it is as if they are making fun of us. Tons of weapons went to the terrorists in their trucks. It’s not possible. “Unfortunately, the United States is not abandoning its ‘sevda’ (love) for the YPG.”
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