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In 2021, Erdogan said that Washington had offered Ankara the opportunity to buy the F-16 jets after the country was excluded from the F-35 Lightning II Program because it had bought the S-400 Russian missile defense system
More than one-quarter of recent jets are arriving behind schedule, but ahead of planned components that will require costly retrofits, the watchdog says.
Negotiations continue on three batches of jets—Lots 15 to 17—that were expected to be finalized last year.
2021 deliveries could return almost to the level once planned for 2020.
What you need to know about the defense industry - in your inbox. email How Pentagon Cash Helped Save Small Defense Companies During the Pandemic Business leaders are now calling on defense officials and lawmakers to keep a policy that pays contractors more money up front. As the world began shutting down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Doug Carlberg worried about his San Antonio, Texas, factory that makes parts for military and commercial aircraft. While his work making parts for combat jets like the F-35 stealth fighter remained constant, his business supplying commercial plane ma...