BAKU. Azerbaijan, August 28. Türkiye wants to return to the F-35 supply program, from which the US excluded it due to the purchase of Russian S-400s. Ankara has informed Washington that it will not use the systems in exchange for the sale of fighter jets, TurkicWorld reports.
Türkiye wants to buy new generation F-35 fighter jets from the US to gain superiority over Greek aviation.
According to the newspaper, during negotiations on returning to the F-35 supply program, Türkiye suggested to the American side that it would not activate the S-400 air defense systems previously purchased from Russia: "Let's put them in boxes, and you check them." The publication writes that the systems, purchased from Russia for $2.5 billion, are still stored in warehouses in Türkiye.
A senior US embassy official in Ankara did not deny the data. "The ball is now in Türkiye's court, and it is well aware of the requirements for purchasing the F-35," he said.
