
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday at a defense industry fair that a multinational project on the development of the F-35 Lightning II would collapse without Turkey taking part in it. The statement comes amid a row between Washington and Ankara over the latter’s decision to purchase Russian S-400 ...

If Turkey can’t buy F-35 fighter jets from the US, it will look for a substitute elsewhere, the Turkish foreign minister said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country might consider other options if Washington follows through with its threats and leave it without F-35 stealth fighter jets. ...