Turkey May Give Up Russian SAMs To Get Back On US F-35 Program

According to reports, Turkey may be willing to give up its Russian-made S-400 SAM systems to be readmitted back to the US-led F-35 fifth-generation fighter program. As a NATO member and host to one of the largest US Air Force bases in the Middle Eastern region, Turkey is a major US ally. However, the two nations are not without their (sometimes major) differences and arguments. Turkey was a major participant in the F-35 fighter program, but the United States kicked it out, and it is now one of several countries that the US refuses to sell F-35s.