Turkey plans to buy F-35B STOVL version but its entire JSF project is under threat

Turkey’s persistence regarding the purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems has not only endangered delivery of 100 US-led F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), but also its plans to buy 16 F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variants.

Defence Minister Hulusi Akar