Russia is ready to expand cooperation with Turkey on the issue of supply of aircraft and helicopter products. This was announced by the TASS correspondent head of the delegation of Rosoboronexport Denis Gizunov at the international exhibition of IDEF’21 defense industry in Istanbul.
“We have certain consultations with Turkey regarding their TF-X program (a program to create the newest Turkish fighter of the 5th generation – approx. Tass) to assist the Turkish side. Moreover, we are ready for a broader dialogue. Of course, the Su-35 is a potential product to promote their Turkey, but the Turkish side did not fully solve which aircraft to tie to the cooperation program. But we are ready for such a development of cooperation. In any case, promotion is not only air defense technique, but also, naturally, We have an additional for the Turkish direction, “the agency’s interlocutor said.
Meanwhile, in March of this year, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Valery Reshetnikova said that Russia is ready for negotiations with Turkey on the possible delivery of Su-35 fighters and Su-57 in the case of the corresponding Applications.