Turkey and Russia are actively cooperating in the field of defense industry, including the creation of the Turkish TF-X fighter, the head of the Department of Defense Industry of Turkey, Izmail Demir, reports TASS.
“In our negotiations with the Russian Federation, many points of cooperation, they include some issues related to the creation of the TF-X national combat aircraft – said Demir. – Since the TF-X national jet aircraft will be released from the hangar in 2023, There are engine type selected by us, and there are certain systems. “
At the same time, according to the Turkish official, with time, the development will pass through the phased process of replacement, updates and localization of a number of systems used. This part of the work and additional supplies official Ankara is ready to discuss with Moscow.
“Negotiations can also take place with the Russian Party on specific localization systems. Now we are not talking about such a large number of details,” said Demir.
In August of this year, Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSVTs), said that Russia and Turkey hold consultations at the level of profile groups on cooperation in the field of creating a TF-X Turkish fighter.