ASKED WHETHER ANY FOREIGN COMPONENTS WERE USED, THE ENGINEER SAID THE RADAR WAS 'DEVELOPED ENTIRELY INSIDE TÜRKIYE — FROM THE MOST MINUTE COMPONENTS LIKE ELECTRONIC CHIPS ALL THE WAY TO THE COMPLETE SYSTEM', WITH SİPER SERVING AS THE DOMESTIC ANSWER AFTER TÜRKIYE BOUGHT THE S-400 IN 2017, WAS REMOVED FROM THE F-35 PROGRAM AND HIT WITH U.S. SANCTIONS.
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