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Turkey lobbies to get back in F-35 program

Ankara-based SSTEK (Defense Industry Technologies) has hired Arnold & Porter for $750,000 for "strategic advice"

Forbes: How the future of Turkey’s Air Force could resemble Iran’s experience – Analysis

The US has frozen arms sales to Turkey since 2018 which are believed to include US assistance in the structural upgrades of Turkish F-16s

Biden extends ban on Turkey buying F-35 stealth fighter

Pentagon spokesman urges Ankara “not to retain” an advanced Russian air-defense system

Between cooperation & containment: New US policies for a new Turkey – Analysis (doc)

Read the full Policy Brief

Forbes: Greece will need to upgrade its Navy to keep up with Turkey’s – Analysis

Greece wants to buy at least four new frigates to begin building up its naval strength

Turkey – US relations improvement unlikely under Biden, former US envoy Jeffrey says

“The S-400s are a disaster for Turkey... Purchasing them was a historic mistake"

BESA: The Turkish Air Force – Flying into the Abyss?

What can Ankara do to sustain aerial firepower? A Russian fighter seems the only feasible option, but even that may come too late

Reuters: UAE signs deal with U.S. to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 drones according to sources

The US State Department and the UAE Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment

Forbes: Is Turkey’s procurement of Russian S-400 missiles really comparable to Greece’s past procurement of S-300s?

"Washington is currently concerned about the general motivations of Turkish foreign policy while it largely trusts Greece as a pillar of stability in the EastMed"

Foreign Policy: It is time to let Turkey go – Analysis

It might be the best way to repair ties in the long run

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