Source: Ahval news
By Ilhan Tanir
Turkey will be hit by U.S. sanctions and blocked from purchasing the new generation F-35 fighter aircraft if a bill passed by the Committee on Armed Services last May, passes also a Senate vote, expected before the Jul. 4 holiday.
The bill calls for sanctions on Turkey for the purchase of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia, and includes a section on removing Turkey from the F-35 programme, first time revealed on June 5.
“The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to remove the Government of the Republic of Turkey from participation in the F–35 program, to include industrial and military aspects of the program,” the bill states, adding later that no jets may be transferred to Turkey until this report is complete.
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