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State Dept Advances $700 M Turkey Engine Deal, Netanyahu Warns

7/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

The State Department advanced a $700 million plan to sell F-110 engines to Turkey, aiming to bypass congressional opposition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox & Friends the United States should not give Turkey F-35 jets or engines because it would upset the power balance.
After Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 for buying Russian S-400 missile defenses, Congress members of both parties continue to oppose any F-35 sale.

History

Historical Context

After the United States halted $1.5 billion of arms shipments to Turkey in 1974 following its Cyprus invasion—an embargo that lasted until 1978 and spurred Ankara’s own defense industry—Washington has repeatedly used sales leverage, notably blocking the F-35 after the 2019 S-400 purchase and rejecting F-16V upgrades in 2024. The current $700 million F-110 engine offer revives that same pattern.

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Story summary

The State Department advanced a $700 million plan to sell F-110 engines to Turkey, aiming to bypass congressional opposition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox & Friends the United States should not give Turkey F-35 jets or engines because it would upset the power balance.
After Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 for buying Russian S-400 missile defenses, Congress members of both parties continue to oppose any F-35 sale.

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