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Pentagon Halts Deliveries of F-35s to Turkey Pending S-400 Procurement

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, April 1st, 2019

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Pentagon Halts Deliveries of F-35s to Turkey Pending S-400 Procurement

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II at the 2018 Paris Air Show. Photo: Lockheed Martin

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…

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