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Turkey plans to buy 100 F-35s and some Turkish pilots have already started training with counterparts in the US.. AFP
Turkey plans to buy 100 F-35s and some Turkish pilots have already started training with counterparts in the US.. AFP
US-Turkey confrontation over S-400 missiles appears inevitable ahead of NATO meeting
A new US senate bill would block transfers of the F-35 jets if Turkey receives the Russian S-400 in July
Joyce Karam
30 March, 2019