US removing Turkey from F-35 program

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
Updated July 18 2019 - 8:48am, first published 7:30am
The US has dropped Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program after Ankara bought Russian missiles.
The US has dropped Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program after Ankara bought Russian missiles.

The United States says it is removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system last week.

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