Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
GreekReporter.com - Why the US Should Not Sell F-35 Fighter Jets to Turkey: Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and prominent lobbyist Andy Manatos offers a quick take on why selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey would be both dangerous and financially insignificant for the United States. Turkey was expelled from the F-35 program in 2019 after acquiring Russia’s S-400 missile defense system, a move that raised serious security concerns in Washington. Despite persistent lobbying efforts by Ankara to be readmitted, the U.S. has held firm: Turkey cannot rejoin the program unless it abandons the Russian system. President Erdogan confirmed that Turkey will negotiate the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets during his upcoming meeting with the U.S. President.
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GreekReporter.com - Why the US Should Not Sell F-35 Fighter Jets to Turkey: Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and prominent lobbyist Andy Manatos offers a quick take on why selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey would be both dangerous and financially insignificant for the United States. Turkey was expelled from the F-35 program in 2019 after acquiring Russia’s S-400 missile defense system, a move that raised serious security concerns in Washington. Despite persistent lobbying efforts by Ankara to be readmitted, the U.S. has held firm: Turkey cannot rejoin the program unless it abandons the Russian system. President Erdogan confirmed that Turkey will negotiate the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets during his upcoming meeting with the U.S. President.
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