A joint resolution of disapproval was introduced in the House of Representatives by Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, seeking to block the proposed Foreign Military Sale of F110-GE-129E/F engines for Turkey’s TF-X (KAAN) fighter aircraft program.
The joint resolution, obtained exclusively by Kathimerini, targets Transmittal No 24-051, which the US Administration submitted to Congress on June 24 pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the provision requiring congressional notification before certain major foreign military sales may proceed.
Specifically, the resolution seeks to prohibit the proposed transfer of defense articles, defense services and technical data required to support the integration, installation, external modification, qualification, certification, assembly and testing of the F110-GE-129E/F engines for the TF-X (KAAN) aircraft. In other words, the proposed sale extends well beyond the engines themselves, encompassing the entire package of technical support, services and know-how required for their integration and operational use on Turkey’s indigenous fighter aircraft.
A joint resolution of disapproval is the legislative mechanism through which Congress may seek to block an arms sale that has already been formally notified by the Executive Branch. Filing such a resolution does not automatically halt the transaction. Rather, it initiates the congressional review process provided for under the Arms Export Control Act. For the sale to be legally prohibited, the resolution must be approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate and ultimately become law, either through the President’s signature or by Congress overriding a presidential veto.
