U.S. Offers Support For Potential Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey

The Biden ‘s administration has expressed support for Turkey’s delayed purchase of F-16 fighter jets after Ankara dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Washington “supports Turkey’s modernization of its fighter fleet because that is a contribution to NATO security and therefore American security,” Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs at the Pentagon, said on Wednesday. “These plans are in the works. And, they need to be worked through our contracting processes,” she added. “Turkey is a highly capable, highly valued, strategic NATO ally and Turkish defense…