Turkey Seeks 6 F-35 Jets as Trump Signals Ban Reversal
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8
Turkey Seeks 6 F-35 Jets as Trump Signals Ban Reversal
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8
Summary
Six F-35s are the initial package Turkey wants from the US if Donald Trump follows through on signals that he is ready to lift Ankara’s purchase ban.
That opening order would fall well short of the roughly 40 jets Turkey has sought, but it would mark Ankara’s first concrete step back toward the stealth-fighter program.
A revived sale would hand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a significant geopolitical win while risking friction with Eastern Mediterranean allies including Israel and Greece.
Turkey was ejected from the F-35 program in 2019 after buying Russia’s S-400 system, and Congress later barred transfers, making any reentry politically sensitive despite Trump’s recent easing of sanctions.