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The projected cost to sustain the entire fleet of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, employed by all three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, is expected to surpass $1.5 trillion (RM7 trillion) by 2088, the year marked for their decommissioning.
At the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States deployed its fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Baltic countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, and Romania to patrol the borders with Russia.
A former Turkiye cabinet minister sparked a debate in the country recently, when he publicly suggested that the country sell its Russian-made long-range air defense system, the S-400 “Triumf” to a third party such as India or Pakistan.
A former Turkiye cabinet minister sparked a debate in the country recently, when he publicly suggested that the country sell its Russian-made long-range air defense system, the S-400 “Triumf” to a third party such as India or Pakistan.
Turkey is barred from purchasing fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets from the United States due to its acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, but in contrast, its “traditional rival,” Greece, has been offered the F-35 despite also possessing the Russian-made S-300 air defense system.
The projected cost to sustain the entire fleet of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, employed by all three branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, is expected to surpass $1.5 trillion (RM7 trillion) by 2088, the year marked for their decommissioning.
It is estimated that more than 100 fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets are currently grounded at Lockheed Martin’s facilities due to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (Pentagon) refusal to accept these fully constructed aircraft.
Amid escalating tensions in Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Norway has reactivated its air station in the mountainous region of Bardufoss in Malsey after 40 years of dormancy.
Effort to develop Turkish fifth-generation fighter jet, known as “KAAN,” will proceed as usual, despite intense speculations suggesting that the Mediterranean country might be granted re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet purchase program.
It is estimated that more than 100 fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets are currently grounded at Lockheed Martin’s facilities due to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (Pentagon) refusal to accept these fully constructed aircraft.