A Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jet for Turkey arrived on Wednesday at the t...
FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that the United States halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey. It marked the first concrete U.S. step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara’s planned purchase of a Russian missile defense system.
Separately, Pentagon spokesman Charlie Summers told reporters “The training will continue at Luke Air Force Base.” The United States and other NATO allies that own F-35s fear the radar on the Russian S-400 missile system will learn how to spot and track the jet, making it less able to evade Russian weapons.
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