40 House Members Urge Administration to Refuse F-35 Sales to Turkey

US House Members Ask Marco Rubio to Bar Turkey From Rejoining F-35 Program

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard A bipartisan coalition of more than 40 US lawmakers is pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prevent Turkey from rejoining the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, citing ongoing national security concerns and violations of US law. Members of Congress on Thursday warned that lifting existing sancti…

40 House members urge administration to refuse F-35 sales to Turkey

A bipartisan group of 40 House members is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to maintain the U.S. ban on exporting advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, amid ongoing reports that the U.S. and Turkey are negotiating to allow the sale of the jets. “We strongly urge the Administration to review the facts and reject Turkey’s attempt to rewrite the history of its violation of U.S. law and national security policy,” the lawmakers said in a letter t…

Forty U.S. Lawmakers Oppose Turkey’s Re-entry into F-35 Program

Turkey tries to rejoin the US F-35 program. Credit: aeroman3, Public Domain Forty members of the U.S. Congress have urged the State Department to reject Turkey’s re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet program, citing the country’s possession of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system. Led by co-chairs and vice-chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus—Representatives Chris Pappas, Gus Bilirakis, Dina Titus, and Nicole Malliotakis—the biparti…

40 US lawmakers urge rejection of Turkey’s bid to rejoin F-35 program over Russia ties - Turkish Minute

A bipartisan group of 40 US lawmakers has urged the State Department to reject Turkey’s request to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, citing Ankara’s continued possession of Russian-made S-400 missile systems as a threat to US security interests and NATO interoperability.