Kirby: Turkey's supply of F-35s is incompatible with Ankara's presence of Russian air defense

2024-01-31T23:28:50.808Z

Highlights: Kirby: Turkey's supply of F-35s is incompatible with Ankara's presence of Russian air defense. This statement was made by White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. Earlier, Chairman of the United States. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin approved the sale of. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara's. decision to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO. The State Department also approved the possible sale of F.35 fighter jets. to Greece. “There are no changes in our position on the F- 35 program for Turkey,” Kirby said.

The possibility of supplying Turkey with American fifth-generation F-35 fighters is incompatible with Ankara’s presence of Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems.