US Will Move F-35 Work and Support Out of Turkey Acting Defense Sec. Shanahan says

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US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned Friday that the Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35 in Turkey if Ankara buys a Russian missile defense system. Turkey’s adoption of Russian missile technology alongside U.S. fighter jets would pose a threat to the F-35 and endanger Western defense.

Such a decision is long overdue. One of the world’s most brutal dictators should not be in possession of the world’s best fighter-jet. In addition, Turkey is rapidly expanding their military co-operation with Russia, which should disqualify Turkey from NATO. If the Democrats were so concerned about Russia (which they’re not) they would be introducing legislation to suspend all military co-operation with Turkey.

Shanahan told journalists the government remained steadfast in its opposition to Turkey’s adoption of the S-400 anti-aircraft technology. “If Turkey decides that the S-400 is a decision they want to go forward with, then we have to move work out of Turkey,” he said. Shanahan noted that he had met with delegations from US aerospace manufacturers Lockheed Martin and United Technologies to discuss options if Turkey refuses to forego the S-400.

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Washington has warned for months that Turkey’s adoption of Russian missile technology alongside US fighter jets would pose a threat to the F-35 and endanger Western defense.

Related: Key House lawmakers announced their bill Friday to bar the sale of the F-35 warplane to Turkey if Ankara buys the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system.

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US to move F-35 work out of Turkey, Acting Defense Sec. Shanahan says

Daily Sabah, May 3, 2019:

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan reiterated his country’s opposition to Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, saying that Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35.

Shanahan told journalists the government remained steadfast in its opposition to Turkey’s adoption of the S-400 anti-aircraft technology.

“If Turkey decides that the S-400 is a decision they want to go forward with, then we have to move work out of Turkey,” he said.

Shanahan noted that he had met with delegations from U.S. aerospace manufacturers Lockheed Martin and United Technologies to discuss options if Turkey refuses to forego the S-400.

Washington has warned for months that Turkey’s adoption of Russian missile technology alongside U.S. fighter jets would pose a threat to the F-35 and endanger Western defense.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left, pictured November 2018) said after a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he finds "correct his statement about the removal [from Syria] of the elements that concern Turkey." (AFP photo/Nicholas Kamm)

 

Turkey to Buy Russian Missiles Despite US ‘Threats’, Military.com, May 5, 2019: 

Turkey on Sunday dismissed U.S. threats of sanctions if it went ahead with a Russian missile purchase, saying it would not renege on a pledge to Moscow.

Washington has warned its NATO ally for months that Ankara’s adoption of Russian S-400 missile technology alongside US F-35 fighters would pose a threat to the jets and endanger Western defense.

The U.S. has said it will halt a joint F-35 program with Turkey if it acquires the Russian missile defense system. A U.S. law furthermore provides for sanctions on any country concluding arms deals with Russian companies.

“The U.S. threats of sanctions shows that they don’t know Turkey,” Vice President Fuat Oktay told Kanal 7 television.

“The decision on the S-400 has been taken. Once a pact has been signed, one’s word given, Turkey respects it,” he said.

The S-400 purchase is one dispute fueling tensions between two nations also at odds over US support for Syrian Kurdish militias which Ankara brands as terrorists and Turkish backing for US foe Venezuela.

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felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago

NATO is a joke and needs to be terminated.
The EU loves Muslims and Muslim countries and has no problem doing business with Russia.

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Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

NATO was formed to offer a counter to the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union. The Warsaw Pact died many years ago. NATO should go. The United States won’t defend its southern border, so do the right thing America and defend ourselves first. Muslims in high places (and many other places) are a more direct and immediate threat to national sovereignty; another reason to leave or disband NATO.

aebe
aebe
4 years ago
Reply to  Mark Steiner

We should take all of the EU’s nukes before we leave.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
4 years ago
Reply to  aebe

Correct.

The USA should demand the British and French turn over all their nukes before the muzlims finish taking over completely.

Suresh
Suresh
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Turkey , socialist, communist have lot in common

Left/liberals/feminazis/jihadis are ok with organ harvesting by killing babies too !

Hard to believe ? check http://tinyurl.com/mfpzzl8

And they supported , aided , funded , allowed their territory to be used by ISIS . And get arms from Russia

Why are they part of NATO ?

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
4 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

Why? US has partial use of the Turkish Incirlik Air Base.

Merlinever
Merlinever
4 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

CharlieSeattle: “partial use of the Turkish Incirlik Air Base” is not worth having a U.S. F-35 support manufacturing facility in an enemy country.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
4 years ago
Reply to  Merlinever

I never said the Pentagon is smart.

Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
4 years ago

that’s right, the caliphate can go right back to 6th century tech – 6th century barbarity to match – while we are at it take away electricity, the interweb, pasteurized milk, the automobile – make turkey the new cuba – piss be upon erdo buddy buddy, and his buddy sourpussy merkel can suck start a shotgun

Commieobamie
Commieobamie
4 years ago

Get all U.S. equipment out of the moHOGmad demon hellhole, and kick those islamos out of NATO now.

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Commieobamie

Isn’t it too late now.? The Turks have dissected the plane down to its last rivet amd any technology is already in the hands of the Russians and heaven knows who else?

JASPER
JASPER
4 years ago
Reply to  Commieobamie

there are countries that are needed by NATO ALL muslim countries and communist countries or gov that are
influenced by the faction to be kicked out of NATO and given a warning .

EnabledVet
EnabledVet
4 years ago

Further, the US will move the program to a more moderate ally in the region, Saudi Arabia.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Reply to  EnabledVet

Soddy Barbaria, the theocratic, totalitarian, fascist, religious apartheid state, is one of the top three sponsors of worldwide islamic terrorism although perhaps not directly through their government.

DRTexas
DRTexas
4 years ago
Reply to  EnabledVet

Move it to Poland. We share ideals.

And the food is better.

patd
patd
4 years ago

Get everything out of turkey and stop all activity with those muslims!!!!

DRTexas
DRTexas
4 years ago

It’s too late. The Turks have already sold the drawings to the Russians and Chinese. They cheat at everything.

GentleGiant
GentleGiant
4 years ago

Turkey belongs to NATO for one reason, to suck as much western technology out of the west as it can and sell or trade it to Russia.

aebe
aebe
4 years ago
Reply to  GentleGiant

China and North Korea also.

JASPER
JASPER
4 years ago
Reply to  aebe

As well as IRAN and all other muslim countries

Sgtsnuffy
Sgtsnuffy
4 years ago

WHO IN THE HELL MADE THE DECISION TO GIVE THOSE ISLAMIC BASTARD F-35S TO BEGIN WITH ??? OBAMA AND HILLARY I BET !!!

TexanForever
TexanForever
4 years ago

We should have never allowed Turkey get close to the F-35. (except on the receiving end) Allowing Turkey to even see the F-35 up close was Muzz Obama’s doing. He waged secret jihad from within the WH for 8 years and nobody caught on, except for his fellow Muzz. He did incredible damage to our military, dollar, capitalist economy, employment, GDP, health care, justice system, security agencies, etc. His moles are still embedded everywhere.
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JASPER
JASPER
4 years ago
Reply to  TexanForever

THE US citizen was brain washed and put obummer into power twice. I hope that they learnt their lesson however the way things are at the moment it is most likely the lessons have not been learnt at all. 2020 elections
will tell us more. In the mean time all technologies to be classified and sever penalties to be handed out .
obummer and hillary to be placed in a padded cell never to be seen again.

ipsprez
ipsprez
4 years ago

I understand the point this author is making but…the F-35 is far from the best fighter in the world. The F-22 despite its age if vastly superior as a fighter. The F-35 advantage is simply in its electronics.

Steve
Steve
4 years ago

To late. I am sure Erdogan has already stolen the things Turkey needs from their part of F-35 development.

Turkey’s behavior as well as it being among the majority that do not pay the 2% GDP to NATO/their own defense sounds the clarion that NATO is a relic that needs to go. And to add injury to insult a recent poll showed 2/3 of Germans do not believe in coming to another member under Article 5.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago

Greece and Armenia better be ready for war w/the Turkish muslums — that is, if they don’t want to be enslaved by the f’ing Turks AGAIN. Ditto for Cyprus.

191njstatechamp
191njstatechamp
4 years ago

And, Erdoğan’s pal (c)ongress-woman Ilhan Omar will complain..

191njstatechamp
191njstatechamp
4 years ago

My Dad fought these very same bastards during WWII in N. Africa… See Grand Mufti-Hitler alliance, in that Red-Green Axis UNHOLY ALLIANCE back then..

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
4 years ago

That’s right – one of the world’s most brutal dictators should not be in possession of the world’s best fighter-jet.

Art~Spectrum
Art~Spectrum
4 years ago

Shocking to consider: “According to open-source estimates, the United States may store as many as 50 B61 gravity bombs at Incirlik. [ American-operated base in Turkey. ] Those make up one-third of the approximately 150 nuclear weapons thought to be housed in five nations in Europe as part of NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements.” — Arms Control Association (11.17) ~~~ Those nuclear weapons should be removed from Turkey with haste. Apart from the blind, clear enough that the nation is no friend of the United States — or the Western World for that matter.

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2017-11/news/us-nuclear-weapons-turkey-raise-alarm

1Mojo_Risin9
1Mojo_Risin9
4 years ago

May as well give Russia an F-35 selling them to Turkey! This potential decision to sell Turkey an F-35 is nuts, no way, not until Erdogan is gone, then maybe never! One can rest assured if Turkey had stealth fighters they’d one day be used against Israel! Don’t do it, Erdogan is a snake!

JASPER
JASPER
4 years ago

First you must educate the citizens and while you got pelosi and the other left leaning senators it is going to be a case of pushing s*** up hill

Paul Helger
Paul Helger
4 years ago

The only relevance that NATO still has is to the leftist Western European nations that are using the United States to cover their lack of defense spending. They would rather spend the money on importing Islam to replace Christianity…

Merlinever
Merlinever
4 years ago

“US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned Friday that the
Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35 in Turkey if
Question: Why does our country have “manufacturing support for the F-35”, our highest tech fighter aircraft, in Turkey as the Turkey of today is not only NOT our ally but, by their government’s choice, our sworn enemy?
Furthermore, why are we doing any business with or in any Muslim country as they all seek to destroy us??comment image

John Mitchell
John Mitchell
4 years ago

There are forces in this country that are quick to surrender any advantage we gain to our enemies. Blame America first.

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