Turkey was the seventh nation to join the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2002 and the only one to be kicked out. And rightly so. Ankara was warned for years that its decision to purchase the ...

Turkey has sought to return the S-400 air defense systems that it bought from Russia back in 2017, a move that would likely improve its ties with the U.S. and allow it to buy F-35 stealth fighter jets ...

President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, ...

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To rid itself of the S-400 air defense systems obstructing its purchase of the F-35, Turkey has a number of options—but all of them would be politically or financially costly. Reports are circulating ...

The United States and Turkey are engaged in discussions about Ankara’s potential return to the F-35 fighter jet program, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Tuesday. Turkey must no longer ...

A 2022 Infiniti QX 60 and a Nissan Pathfinder, "new" cars to the almost 70 students in the Baldwin Prep Academy automotive program, donated by the Bullard Automotive Group of Mobile. Trump admin ...

The US authorities have stated that Turkey is ready to abandon the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in the near future in order to return to the F-35 fifth-generation fighter program. This ...

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Following the Trump administration’s announcement this month that it would move forward with an F-35 fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia, Washington may soon face renewed debate over whether Turkey ...

Washington signals the will for a fast approval of a Saudi F-35 sale, reflecting a renewed effort for quicker weapons sales and the new U.S.-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement. The prospect of Saudi ...