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U.S. Air Force To Take Over Turkey’s F-35s
The Pentagon has issued a contract to Lockheed Martin to deliver new-production F-35As to the U.S. Air Force instead of Turkey.
Six F-35As destined for Turkey have already been built, the first of which is seen here on its first flight in May 2018. Their fate has yet to be determined. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Six F-35As destined for Turkey have already been built, the first of which is seen here on its first flight in May 2018. Their fate has yet to be determined. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

A Department of Defense contract announcement on July 20 ended a year of speculation concerning the fate of the Lockheed Martin F-35As that are in production for Turkey, following the nation’s ousting from the F-35 program in July 2019.