U.S. President Joe Biden informed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday that the purchase of new F-16s and upgrade kits for existing aircraft Ankara seeks would have to go… Continue reading "Biden: No Special Treatment For Turkish F-16 Purchases"
After attending the inauguration of the new Turkish House skyscraper in New York on 20 September, and returning without meeting with Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first… Continue reading "Erdogan And Putin’s Meeting in Sochi Comes To A Close"
At NATO headquarters in Brussels, a summit meeting attended by the heads of state and government of NATO countries saw Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet President Biden for the… Continue reading "Erdoğan And Biden Meet at NATO Summit To Lay The Groundwork For A New Alliance"
On 26 January, 2007, Turkey signed a joint agreement to join the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF). Turkey, which at first committed to buying 100 F-35A’s, started to work… Continue reading "Turkey’s TCG Anadolu L-400 to be Integrated With TB-3 Bayraktar UCAV’s"
It has been speculated for some time that the United States Air Force might start purchasing the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft originally destined for Turkey. Through the official Defense… Continue reading "The US Air Force is Buying Turkish F-35 Fighters After Countries Removal from JSF Program"
The Pentagon’s F-35 Program Executive, Lieutenant General Eric Fick, testified on the 13th November, in front of US Congress. In his testimony, he affirmed efforts to procure alternative suppliers to… Continue reading "F-35 Program Executive: Turkey Will Be Phased out by March 2020"