mo4ch:>US Defense Secretary unveils plans to phase Turkey out of F-35 program | Mo4ch News

The acting head of the Pentagon has sent a letter to a Turkish defense minister, detailing the US plan to exclude Ankara from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program over its acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense systems.Patrick Shanahan, acting US Secretary of Defense, has informed his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar how the US would be extracting Turkey, a major partner and sole supplier of dozens of parts for the F-35 jets, from the program.Also on rt.comRussia to start sending S-400 missile systems to Turkey in 2 months – and has ALREADY trained crewsThe letter dated June 6 contains an 'Unwinding Turkey's Participation in the F-35' chart, according to which Turkey must cease all operations related to the program by July 31. That includes training of its pilots, who will be allowed to remain in the US up to that date. Past the deadline, they will be barred from entering the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where the training is tak…