The U.S. Navy awarded a $1.1B contract modification to Lockheed for addditional F-35 Lot 20 and Lot 21 long-lead items.
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The F-35 Turkey gamble

Washington and Ankara are quietly exploring a way for Turkey to rejoin the F-35 program—if it somehow “neutralizes” its ...
During Donald Trump’s first term, the U.S. removed NATO ally Turkey from the fighter program after Turkey purchased an air ...
"As laid out in U.S. law, Turkiye must no longer operate nor possess the S-400 system to return to the F-35 program," U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack wrote in a statement on his X account.
U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack stated on Wednesday that Türkiye must forgo operating or ...
In a statement on social media on Dec. 9, Ambassador Tom Barrack said the new “positive relationship” between Turkish ...
The U.S. is in discussions with Turkey regarding Ankara's rejoining the F-35 fighter jet programme and Washington hopes that ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is quietly working to block possible U.S. sales of F-35 stealth fighter jets to ...
The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 conducted its first flight on Dec. 8, ahead of the official rollout ceremony next week. The Finnish Air Force has ...
Positive relationship’ between leaders of two countries has created ‘a new atmosphere of cooperation,’ says Tom Barrack - ...
To rid itself of the S-400 air defense systems obstructing its purchase of the F-35, Turkey has a number of options—but all of them would be politically or financially costly.
The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...