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Daily Sabah: Turkey to look for alternatives if US breaks F-35 deal, FM Çavuşoğlu says
Turkey will engage in diplomacy with other nations for fighter aircraft and increase efforts to build its own if the U.S. breaks the F-35 deal, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said late Monday.
"There are currently no delays, cancellation regarding the sale and handover of F-35 fighter jets. Even though it's a very low probability, Turkey will look for alternative aircraft from other countries and accelerate efforts to build its own if the U.S. breaks F-35 deal," he said.
He also warned the U.S. that Turkey would not accept threats regarding its defense procurements, referring to its plan to buy S-400 missile defense systems from Russia.
Turkish authorities have received an official invitation to receive the country's first next-generation F-35 Lightning II jet on June 21.
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Update: Turkey Admits 'Tension' With US Over F-35 Deal (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The first delivery of the F-35 is still slated for Jun 21 .... Turkey receives official invitation for F-35 delivery (Daily Sabah).
3 comments:
Let Turkey buy somewhere else or better yet, build their own. What a fun sighting this would be in 10-15 years :)
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