Turkey`s F-35 Deal

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Pentagon would consider allowing Turkey to rejoin the F-35 program only if the Russian-made S-400 air defense system is completely removed from Turkish soil, meaning the government in Ankara could not simply keep the systems deactivated in warehouses, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense 360 U.S. Read more:…

ISTAMBUL, (BM) - The deliveries of the second battalion of Russian-made S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey will begin on August 27, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TAAS and according Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar statement on Monday. Read more: Turkey Buys Different Fighter Jets, if U.S. Doesn’t Transfer…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on the request of President Trump, called Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with a simple pitch on Wednesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense One. Read more: ‘It is Not Fair’ That Washington Cannot Sell Ankara F-35 Fighter Jets, Donald Trump Said “I’m in the camp of, if…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkey will buy fighter jets from different place, if Washington doesn`t transfer F-35 to Ankara, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu statement in a live broadcast of the TGRT television channel on Monday. Read more: ‘It is Not Fair’ That Washington Cannot Sell Ankara F-35 Fighter…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday it is “not fair” to either Turkey or the United States that Washington cannot sell Ankara billions of dollars worth of F-35 fighter jets after it bought a Russian air defence system, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Turkey started taking delivery of Russia’s S-400 air…

ANKARA, (BM) - The tenth Russian aircraft with a new batch of components for S-400 missile systems has arrived in Ankara, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS and according the Turkish Ministry of National Defense statement on Tuesday. "The deliveries of S-400 air defense systems continue. The tenth plane has landed at Murted Air Base ,"…

ANKARA, (BM) - The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Military Times. A Defense Ministry statement said "the first group of equipment" of the S-400 air defense systems has reached the Murted Air Base near the capital, Ankara. The delivery of parts of the system will…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters yesterday that Ankara will use the Russian-made S-400 missile systems in the event of a possible attack against Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. “Some wonder why we are buying and making such an investment. If necessary, we will have the right to use them. If someone…

ANKARA, (BM) - Preparations continue to dispatch Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system to Turkey and an operation to load them onto a transport plane is underway, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS. "The preparations for the dispatch of S-400 system continue. The loading is underway. There are agreed dates for S-400…

ANKARA, (BM) - The Russian S-400 missile defense system will arrive shortly and be put into active use, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın statement. "Work is underway to determine its future positioning," he added. "S-400 is not a defense system that can pose threats within our NATO security…

ANKARA, (BM) - Deliveries of Russian S-400 missile defense systems may begin next week, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industries Ismail Demir statement. "You’ll see when a week has passed. Our president has set the delivery deadlines. The first week of July is behind us. Next week, you shall witness…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he believes US President Donald Trump knows why Ankara had decided to buy Russian S-400 missile systems, learned BulgarianMiitary.com, quoting TASS. "Mr. Trump knows Turkey's concerns, why we needed this system and how we came to this point very well," he said in an…

ANKARA, (BM) - Permanent Representative of Turkey to NATO Basat Ozturk said that the problems related to the Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S-400 air-defence systems were a matter of the bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States, and not with the North Atlantic Alliance, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. “S-400 is not a NATO…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The USA is ready to discuss the ways to minimize any consequences that may potentially ensue from Turkey’s exit from the S-400 deal with Russia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS. "Turkey’s planned acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense system will have severe consequences on the U.S. relationship with Turkey.…

WASHINGTON, (BGM) - Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is taking significant steps toward cutting Turkey out of the F-35 fighter jet program over concerns about Ankara’s plans to purchase a Russian missile system, telling his Turkish counterpart that pilots currently training in the United States must leave the country by July 31…

WASHINGTON, (BGM) - On Tuesday, in a speech at the Brookings Institution, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the US Department of Defense, Lieutenant General Charles Hooper, said that the US authorities had offered Turkey several options in exchange for a possible refusal to purchase S-400 surface-to-air missile systems…

ANKARA (BGM) - The delivery schedule for Russia’s S-400 missile defence systems to Turkey is continuing as planned, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said on Friday, dismissing reports that Ankara was evaluating a delay in response to U.S. concerns, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Turkey’s purchase of the Russian…

BETHESDA (BGM) - Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson downplayed the impact of a potential U.S. ban on Turkey’s purchases of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, saying other countries are already angling for Ankara’s jets, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense One. Speaking Wednesday at Berstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference in New York,…

ANKARA (BGM) - Tensions have escalated between two NATO allies after Washington gave Ankara two weeks to decide on its S-400 deal with Russia, threatening to remove the country from the F-35 program, as we (BGN) reported this month. Read more: The United States Has Given Turkey Two Weeks to Abandon the Russian S-400 Missile Systems The US…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In a little more over two weeks, Turkey must finally make a decision on the issue of the purchase of the US fighter jets - F-35 bombers instead of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. Otherwise, the United States is threatening Ankara with the most negative consequences, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting news…