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From Turkey: "We will receive the first F-35 aircraft for November"
Statements of defense minister today that seem to exclude US sanctions
![A F-35A of USAF at Luke AFB, Arizona](https://www.avionews.it/resources/big/af2b0ddbe0fe3309cbf4ed8fd594ab0d.jpg.webp)
Despite the statements of many politicians, of the Department of Defense and of US military, Turkey expects to receive the first Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft by November although they will complete the acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems (see AVIONEWS). Expectation made public by Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar speaking to "Anadolu" today on the sidelines of a meeting in Ankara during...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency