Looks Like Turkey Is Getting Booted from the F-35 Program
By Marcus Weisgerber Global Business Editor Read bio
July 16, 2019
After months of threats, Washington appears poised to drop Ankara from the multibillion-dollar project.
The Trump administration is poised to remove Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program following its decision to buy Russian-made S-400 missile interceptors.
President Trump, speaking at a cabinet meeting Tuesday, appeared to confirm that Ankara would not receive the Lockheed Martin-made jets.
“Turkey’s…ordered over a hundred F-35 planes…and they had plans to order more,†Trump said. “But because they have a system of missiles that’s made in Russia, they’re now prohibited from buying over a hundred planes.â€
Looks Like Turkey Is Getting Booted from the F-35 Program