Turkey begins constructing site for Russian S-400 missile system, despite US warnings
Turkey is slated to receive the S-400 next year and is expected to have the system ready for war by 2020
Turkish fighter pilot flies F-35 in US for the first time
However, the Senate passed a bill that would prohibit Turkey from receiving the F-35, if it proceeds with the acquisition of the S-400
HALC applauds suspension of US F-35s to Turkey
"The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) has long sounded the alarm over the transfer of F-35 technology to Turkey's authoritarian regime"