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Mattis: "Congress doesn't block F-35 aircraft sales to Turkey"

A letter from the US Defense Secretary to reiterate his position

In a letter sent to the United States Congress, Secretary of Defense James Mattis asked not to prohibit sales of the F-35 plane to Turkey to prevent the cost of the aircraft from increasing again, which could also cause a delay in production. The idea of the majority of US deputy and senators would be to block the sale, so as to avoid "risks" to security given the purchase of Ankara of the Russian...

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Washington, USA, 07/24/2018 13:45
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