Ankara’s F-35 Bid Tests America’s Commitment to Israel’s Military Edge
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Ankara’s F-35 bid tests America’s commitment to Israel’s military edge
Over the past week, President Donald Trump has reopened a defense dispute Washington appeared to have settled seven years ago: whether Turkey, a NATO ally expelled from the F-35 program over its purchase of a Russian S-400 air-defense system, can regain access to the aircraft.The reversal is significant as Turkey was not simply a prospective customer. Before its removal in 2019, Ankara was an F-35 program partner, planned to acquire 100 aircraft…
From S-400s to SAMP/T: Turkey’s defense pivot gathers pace after NATO summit
Turkey is seeking to turn the diplomatic momentum from the Ankara NATO summit into a broad defense realignment spanning US sanctions relief and fighter technology, European air defenses and deeper military cooperation with the UK.
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that the S-400 crisis must be resolved before Türkiye can be included in the F-35 program. Whitaker said he was hopeful that the issue would be resolved.
Al-Monitor reported that following the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye has accelerated a comprehensive process encompassing its return to the F-35 program, SAMP/T procurement, and defense cooperation with the UK.
This is reported by Kathimerini. This issue has again been in the spotlight after reports that appeared after the recent NATO summit in Ankara, where US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of reviewing the framework of CAATSA sanctions against Turkey under certain conditions. Republican Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on International Relations Jim Risch stressed that the availability of S-400 systems remains a major ob…
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