
The Pentagon has ceased deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) bound for Turkey and associated activities as Ankara continues to pursue the Russian-made S-400 weapon system, the department confirmed April 1. “Until they forgo delivery of the S-400, the United States has suspended deliveries and activities associated with the stand-up of Turkey's F-35 operational capability,” said Acting Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Charles E. Summers Jr. in a statement Monday. Reuters first reported today that the Defense Department had begun to…