The United States and Turkey are moving closer to a possible roadmap that could pave the way for Ankara’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program, but a major obstacle remains: Turkey must resolve the issue of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, which led to its removal from the US-led initiative.

US President Donald Trump is expected to throw his support behind the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to Ankara, two sources familiar with the matter…

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Washington will discuss Türkiye’s request to return to the F-35 fighter jet program and move to lift CAATSA sanctions, as he held talks with…

Turkey has long sought to gain readmittance to the F35 programme

Erdogan has long sought reinstatement to the fighter jet program after Turkey's 2019 removal over its purchase of a Russian missile system.

Trump said that his secretary of state and treasury secretary were working on the issue.

The sanctions were imposed in 2020 over the country's purchase of Russian defense missiles.

President Trump announced lifting sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile purchases. He also expressed willingness to sell F-35 fighter jets to the NATO ally. This move aims to…

The July 7-8 summit, hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is expected to bring together leaders of NATO's 32 member states. | World News

The US leader reiterated that he would probably refuse to take part in the summit if it were not held in Turkey

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington will lift sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian air defence system and indicated that his…

Announcements made by US President Donald Trump in Ankara on Tuesday regarding the possibility of Turkey’s return to the F-35 program are the product of lengthy, slow-moving…

L’Amérique va-t-elle rendre à la Turquie l’accès aux F-35 ? Une décision encore incertaine mais qui risque de bousculer l’équilibre entre alliés, rivaux et voisins très attentifs.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said

Top Democratic lawmakers say the ball is in Ankara’s court on rejoining the US-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, but suggest that Turkey offshoring its Russian-made S-400…

U.S. senators have said Türkiye’s possible return to the F-35 fighter jet program would be a positive step for both Ankara and Washington if concerns over the Russian-made S-400…

Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme in 2019 after purchasing Russia’s S-400 air defence system

The United States and Turkey are moving closer to a possible roadmap that could pave the way for Ankara’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program, but a major obstacle remains:…

Turkey was ejected from the American F-35 programme in 2019 after it bought Russian air-defence systems.

Ankara reportedly looking to sell its Russian-made S-400 defense system, potentially lifting US sanctions, restoring access to stealth jets and securing advaced engines for its…

The Kremlin confirmed on July 10 that Moscow is in talks with Ankara following reports that Türkiye might transfer its Russian-made S-400 missile systems to a third country to…