President Trump may want Türkiye back in the F-35 program, but there is one major problem sitting in the way: Russia’s S-400 air-defense system.
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Türkiye was once a full partner in the F-35 program. Turkish companies built parts for the jet, Turkish pilots trained in the United States, and Ankara planned to buy up to 100 aircraft. Then Türkiye accepted delivery of the Russian S-400, and Washington removed it from the program.
In this video, we break down how Türkiye lost the F-35, why the S-400 is such a big problem, what the F-35 would actually give the Turkish Air Force, and what might happen next.
Could the S-400s be dismantled? Moved to a third country? Placed under U.S. custody? Sent to Ukraine? Or is this whole thing mostly political theater?
The real signal is not the speeches. It is whether the S-400s disappear.
