US Defense Secretary Slams ‘Authoritarian’ Turkey But Still Wants It to Buy F-35 Jets

US Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly lambasted Turkey’s authoritarianism and human rights record, but warned that removing Ankara from F-35 program would result in the aircraft’s production break and delivery delays.

Turquía amenaza a EE.UU. con cerrar su base de Incirlik y con comprar cazas rusos en vez de los F-35

El ministro  de Exteriores turco, Mevlut Cavusoglu, ha amenazado este martes con cerrar la base aérea de Incirlik que EE.UU. mantiene al sur de Turquía y donde hay armas nucleares tácticas estadounidenses, informa Mehr News Agency.

Putin Ethos: Rusia estima "injusta" la presión de EE.UU. a Turquía por intentar comprar sus sistemas S-400

El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, considera "injusta" la presión que Estados Unidos ejerce sobre Turquía a causa de su proceso para comprar sistemas antimisiles rusos S-400. De hecho, el pasado 24 de mayo Washington aprobó una medida para impedir el suministro de cazas de quinta generación F-35 a Ankara.

Turkey to Receive First F-35 Fighter from US Next Month

The United States will deliver the first F-35 joint strike fighter to Turkey on June 21 as part of a longstanding partnership between the two allies, despite attempts by the US Congress to block the procurement of such weaponry to the Turkish government.

Turkey Says It Will Retaliate If US Halts Weapons Sales

Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.

United States Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets over insulation problems

The Air Force grounded more than a dozen of its controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets because of crumbling insulation in fuel tanks, officals announced Friday.

Les USA vassalisent leurs alliés (gauche française)

Washington utilise l'Otan pour vassaliser ses alliés en leur imposant de se fournir auprès des industries de défense américaines, ce qui entraîne une destruction des industries nationales européennes, a annoncé le Parti de Gauche français dans un article signé Djordje Kuzmanovic et publié vendredi sur le site internet du parti.

Lockheed Martin, Turkish Contractor to Build Missiles for F-35.

WASHINGTON, October 23  - The US military contractor Lockheed Martin has signed off on a deal to produce cruise missiles for fifth generation fighter jets F-35 in partnership with the Turkish firm Roketsan, a statement published on Lockheed Martin's website said.

"Lockheed Martin has a long history of partnership with the Republic of Turkey and we look forward to working closely with Roketsan on the very important project," Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Executive Vice President Rick Edwards said in the statement published Wednesday.

Τεχνικά προβλήματα σε μαχητικά αεροσκάφη των ΗΠΑ (τύπου F-35)

..... Στο έδαφος θα παραμείνουν τα μαχητικά αεροσκάφη του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού των ΗΠΑ, τύπου F-35 -μοντέλα B και C- τα οποία έχουν κατασκευαστεί από την εταιρεία Lockheed Martin Corp., δεδομένου ότι παραμένουν ασαφή τα αίτια που προκάλεσαν μια τεράστια βλάβη στον κινητήρα ενός F-35 της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας στις 23 Ιουνίου.

«Αυτή τη στιγμή δεν διαθέτω επαρκείς πληροφορίες ώστε να επιτραπούν οι πτήσεις στα F-35B και F-35C», δήλωσε στο πρακτορείο Reuters ο αντιναύαρχος, Ντέιβιντ Ντάναγουεϊ. «Δεν υπάρχει κάποιο συγκεκριμένο γεγονός που να δικαιολογεί την αιτία».

U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets (could jeopardize export prospects?)

The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet on June 23.
"At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters.

Dunaway said in the document that he was committed to returning the F-35 fleet to flight as soon as possible, but there was "no discernible event that represents a root cause."

Ce que nous coûte la « liberté » OTAN

« La situation en Ukraine nous rappelle que notre liberté n’est pas gratuite et nous devons être prêts à payer» : c’est ce qu’a rappelé le président Obama, à Rome comme à Bruxelles, en se disant préoccupé que certains pays OTAN veuillent diminuer leur propre dépense militaire. La semaine prochaine, a-t-il annoncé, se réuniront à Bruxelles les ministres des affaires étrangères pour renforcer la présence OTAN en Europe orientale et aider l’Ukraine à moderniser ses forces militaires. Cela requerra des ajouts de crédits. Nous sommes donc prévenus ; et on nous parle de coupe dans la dépense militaire!