Erdogan highlights progress in procurement of American F-35 fighter jets from Trump
Turkey was originally one of nine partner countries in the F-35 program; however, it was removed essentially for acquiring the Russian S-400 missile defense system.
An US Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Vermont Air National Guard?s 158th Fighter Wing flies next to a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, during flyovers over the Baltic Sea June 16, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/STEPHANE NITSCHKE)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
