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Turkish Jet Fighter, Billions in Arms Exports Hinge on US Engine

A GE F110-GE-129 engine
Source: GE
By Selcan Hacaoglu
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM GMT+8
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October 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM GMT+8
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Turkey’s bid to build its first indigenous fighter jet still hinges on US engines, underscoring how a key defense technology may hamstring efforts to become an export powerhouse for a new generation of weapons.Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said US congressional sanctions tied to Ankara’s purchase of a Russian air-defense system in 2017 have frozen export licenses and deliveries of GEAerospace F110-GE-129 engines for the fifth-generation Kaan fighter program.