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Pentagon Says F-35 Fighter Jets for Turkiye ‘Not on Table’ at Present Time

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The provision of F-35 fighter jets by the US for Turkiye is not currently on the table due to Ankara maintaining Russian S-400 air defense systems, said Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder.

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"Right now, with Turkiye maintaining the S-400, that is currently not something that is on the table," Ryder said during a press briefing. Earlier this week, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said the United States would be open to discussing the provision of F-35 aircraft for Turkiye if Ankara could resolve the S-400 issue.The US restricted the provision of the F-35 jets to Turkiye after Ankara signed a contract with Russia for S-400 systems instead of the US Patriot missile air defense systems.

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Pentagon Says F-35 Fighter Jets for Turkiye ‘Not on Table’ at Present Time

00:34 GMT 31.01.2024

© AP Photo / Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn FordIn this Sept. 10, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet is directed out of a hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

In this Sept. 10, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet is directed out of a hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.01.2024

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The provision of F-35 fighter jets by the United States for Turkiye is not currently on the table due to Ankara maintaining Russian S-400 air defense systems, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.

"Right now, with Turkiye maintaining the S-400, that is currently not something that is on the table," Ryder said during a press briefing.

Earlier this week, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said the United States would be open to discussing the provision of F-35 aircraft for Turkiye if Ankara could resolve the S-400 issue.

Israeli soldiers walk near an Israeli Irone Dome defence system (L), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (C), and an anti-ballistic missile the Arrow 3 (R) during Juniper Cobra's joint exercise press briefing at Hatzor Israeli Air Force Base in central Israel, on February 25, 2016. Juniper Cobra, is held every two years where Israel and the United States train their militaries together to prepare against possible ballistic missile attacks, as well as allowing the armies to learn to better work together. - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.09.2021

Erdogan Reveals Why Turkey Bought Russia’s S-400 Missile Systems Instead of American Patriots

30 September 2021, 11:37 GMT

The US restricted the provision of the F-35 jets to Turkiye after Ankara signed a contract with Russia for S-400 systems instead of the US Patriot missile air defense systems.