
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…