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Turkey Removed from F-35 Program
Washington has responded to the delivery of S-400 air defense missiles to Turkey, upholding its threat to remove the nation from the F-35 program
Turkey’s first F-35A was formally handed over in June 2018. (photo: Lockheed Martin)
Turkey’s first F-35A was formally handed over in June 2018. (photo: Lockheed Martin)

Following the delivery of the first S-400 missile systems from Russia to Turkey, the U.S. government has announced that Turkey will be removed from the multinational, U.S.-led F-35 industrial program, and the 100 aircraft on order for the Turkish air force will not be delivered.


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