Ja CSIS artiklist üks huvitav mõte miks Erdogan võis seda S-400 nui-neljaks tahta - Usaldatamatus oma enda õhuväe vastu, ehk vaja võimalust neid lennukeid vajadusel alla lasta.
Riigipöörde katse ajal ju teatavasti pommitati Parlamenti, samuti oli ju oht, et tema lennuk lastakse F-16 poolt alla. Selle sündmuse järel lendasid õhuväest teatavasti ju pooled piloodid. Ei ole välistatud, et ühe põhjusena soovitakse S-400 Ankara lähedal just lisagarantiiks omaenda õhuväe vastu.
Majanduslikust mõjust"...Besides political and economic benefits, Turkey may also want the S-400 for unique military reasons, namely the capability to shoot down aircraft operated by the Turkish Air Force.
A Capability to Shoot Down Its Own Planes
During the Turkish military’s attempted coup in July 2016, Turkish F-16 pilots bombed the Turkish Parliament and threatened Erdogan’s own plane. In the months that followed, Erdogan tried to “coup-proof” the country through mass arrests and by reportedly purging some 2,600 military officers, including half of Turkey’s fighter pilots. Acquiring the S-400 may, in short, be part of Erdogan’s hedge against another coup, both by deepening his strategic relationship with Russia and by acquiring specific air defenses meant to combat another attempt to overthrow him...."
...“Turkey will certainly and regrettably lose jobs and future economic opportunities from this decision. It will no longer receive more than $9 billion in projected workshare related to the F-35 over the life of the program,” Lord said. “Turkey made more than 900 parts for the F-35 and had been assigned more than $1 billion in industrial participation across 10 Turkish suppliers.”