Intel: What US grounding F-35s means for Turkey
The Pentagon grounded the US military’s entire fleet of F-35 joint strike fighters today — including two jets handed over to Turkey in August — as US investigators try to determine what caused a September crash at a military base in South Carolina.
Why it matters: Lawmakers have pressed the Donald Trump administration to re-examine US military ties with Turkey. New defense authorization legislation requires the Pentagon to look into removing Ankara from the F-35 program in light of the detention of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson, whose case is set for another hearing on Friday.
