It is no secret that tensions between Turkey and the United States are at an all-time high. In 2019, the US banished Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, following its decision to procure Russia’s S-400 strategic air defence system.
Turkey has invested in its air force for decades and was looking to replace aging F-4 Phantom fighters with the F-35 jets, but now its removal from the programme has created a gap in its long-term intentions to maintain a robust fighter jet force.
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