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Lawmakers Concerned Over Delay In Removing Turkey From F-35 Program

Lawmakers Concerned Over Delay In Removing Turkey From F-35 Program
Lockheed Martin-built F-35. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the Pentagon on its timeline for removing Turkey from the F-35 program after the department missed its deadline in March to phase out the country from the supply chain. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter Monday to Defense Secretary Mark Esper seeking clarification on the timeline and expressing concerns that a full removal could be delayed out to 2022. “Unfortunately, Turkish manufacturers are still producing and delivering key…

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