TEHRAN, Jul 17 - President Donald Trump says the U.S. is not going to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara decided to buy a missile defense system from Russia.
TEHRAN, Jul 11 - North Korea has criticized the South’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets as an “extremely dangerous action” that could jeopardize inter-Korean relations.
TEHRAN, Jun 22 - The United States cannot unilaterally remove Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement does not allow it, Turkey's head of Defense Industries Directorate said on Friday.
TEHRAN, Jun 19 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that Russian S-400 air defense systems may start being delivered to Turkey in the first half of July.
TEHRAN, Jun 11 - The United States has grounded Turkish F-35 pilots in Arizona over Ankara's plans to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense system, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
TEHRAN, May 07 -The United States has threatened to pull the F-35 fighter jet from a competition to replace Canada’s ageing aircraft fleet as a widening trade policy dispute continues to cause tension between the two neighbors.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey will look elsewhere for an alternative to American F-35 fighter jets if Washington blocks the delivery of its advanced stealth warplanes to Ankara.
TEHRAN, Apr 04 - Coordination between Ankara and Washington over delivery of F-35 fighter jets continues as well as training of Turkish pilots in the United States, Turkish military sources said on Thursday.
TEHRAN, July 16 - NATO remains worried that Turkey operating F-35s alongside S-400 air-defense systems might expose the state-of-the-art jet’s advantages, or lack of thereof, to allies and “known foes,” said the bloc’s Allied Air Commander.
TEHRAN, June 19 - The U.S. Senate's decision to pass a bill prohibiting the sale of Lockheed Martin's F-35 jets to Turkey is unfortunate and against the spirit of strategic partnership, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, June 19 - A truly bipartisan letter sponsored by 44 members of the US House of Representatives calls for the US to “prevent the planned delivery of F-35 Lightning II jets” to Turkey. “Turkey is actively operating to undermine US interests around the world,” the legislators said.
TEHRAN, March 29 - The US Air Force is likely to slash its purchases of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets to save money, a new study has revealed, a new threat to the costly program’s sustainability.
TEHRAN, January 25 - The most expensive weapons program in the world will not meet its testing schedule and of the Joint Strike Fighters already delivered only half can actually fly.