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Senate Panel Votes To Block F-35 Transfers To Turkey

By Marc Selinger

Friday, May 25th, 2018

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Senate Panel Votes To Block F-35 Transfers To Turkey

South Korea's first F-35A is unveiled at a rollout ceremony. (Lockheed Martin photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved a proposal to block the transfer of F-35s to Turkey and ultimately end that country's participation in the U.S.-led fighter jet program.The measure, an amendment to the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill, would keep the transfer prohibition in place until the Department of Defense gives Congress a plan for removing Turkey from the program. The plan is supposed to include timelines aimed at minimizing the impact on the program’s remaining international partners. Sens. Thom…

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