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Turkey Officially Removed From F-35 Program, Pentagon Spending Up To $600 Million For Alternative Parts

Turkey Officially Removed From F-35 Program, Pentagon Spending Up To $600 Million For Alternative Parts
Lockheed Martin-built F-35. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The White House on Wednesday officially announced Turkey’s removal from the F-35 program, with Pentagon officials adding the department will spend $500 to $600 million to find alternative sources for Turkish-made parts. Turkey will no longer receive over 100 of the F-35 fighter jets it had planned to purchase, as the U.S. aims to unwind Ankara’s involvement in the program by March 2020 following its acceptance of the Russian-built S-400 air defense system last Friday.  “Unfortunately, Turkey’s decision to purchase…

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