US Senate Blocks F-35 Sale to Turkey

[dani191]

US Senate Blocks F-35 Sale to Turkey
IsraelDefense | 19/06/2018

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The US Senate has passed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday, which contains a clause that could remove Turkey from the F-35 production program over Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.

Turkey is currently one of the partner countries in the F-35 program and had plans to buy about 100 of the stealth jets, which are manufactured by Lockheed Martin.

The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, includes an amendment prohibiting sales to Turkey of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets unless Trump certifies Turkey is not threatening NATO, purchasing defense equipment from Russia or detaining US citizens.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim criticized the decision to block the sale of F-35s to Turkey. "This is an unfortunate development. But Turkey will not be left without an alternative. We regret such actions taken by the US Senate, they contradict the spirit of strategic partnership," Yildirim said.
http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/34656

 

[royalharris]

this is typical USA which never mind breaking itself' s words

 

[Imran Khan]

so now NATO members lollllz anyone who trust USA will be bite by USA one day

 

[dani191]

so now NATO members lollllz anyone who trust USA will be bite by USA one day

they buy s 400

 

[Mrc]

No issues... Turkey can join pak and China to break USA monopoly in high end fighters

 

[dani191]

No issues... Turkey can join pak and China to break USA monopoly in high end fighters

and get out from nato and from west tech

 

[khanmubashir]

Source israel defense

If the main issue is s400 then I don't think it would be a big issue ruektu altedal invedted Alot and is even Supplier of several f35 parts to other NATO members
S400#90

 

[Imran Khan]

they buy s 400

so whats wrong buys a SAM ?

 

[khanmubashir]

Source israel defense

If the main issue is s400 then I don't think it would be a big issue ruek turkey altedal in invest Alot and is even Supplier of several f35 parts to other NATO members
S400#90

Isn't much reliable judging from it's failure in Syria so Turks would not be so stupid to give up f35 on which they already spent so much for it

Turkey is being vocal about it so get more concession from usa

 

[dani191]

Source israel defense

If the main issue is s400 then I don't think it would be a big issue ruektu altedal invedted Alot and is even Supplier of several f35 parts to other NATO members
S400#90

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201806191065539395-turkey-alternatives-us-f35-jets/

so whats wrong buys a SAM ?

its from russia nato wont allow it

 

[LKJ86]

No issues... Turkey can join pak and China to break USA monopoly in high end fighters

Why not Russia?

 

[khanmubashir]

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201806191065539395-turkey-alternatives-us-f35-jets/


its from russia nato wont allow it

So now Russian source should we also believe what it says about israeI faliures

 

[Imran Khan]

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201806191065539395-turkey-alternatives-us-f35-jets/


its from russia nato wont allow it

but NATO members using Russian weapons and also s-300 .

 

[khanmubashir]

Turkey already invested Alot in f35 while s400 r just talks I don't think in end theh would throw away all that
And only news coming about this r russRussian Israel and fox and other ultra right USA media which r known to fabricate

 

[TheBlackCoat]

Where are all the Turks who kept reporting and banning me whenever I said F-35 should not be sold to Turkey.


https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/s-40...-us-official-says.529022/page-4#post-10024393

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/will...ters-from-the-usa.560408/page-3#post-10522349

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/bann...more-dangerous-than-iran.526437/#post-9987022

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/how-do-we-make-pdf-better.332783/page-93#post-10522674

Great step. Next step - Turkey should be kicked out of the NATO.