The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled a draft $750 billi...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled a draft $750 billion defense policy bill that would authorize more Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the United States and effectively end Turkey’s partnership in the program if Ankara pursues a plan to buy a Russian missile defense system.
In the coming weeks the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, controlled by Democrats, will release its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act , which must be reconciled with the version in the Republican-controlled Senate before it can be passed. The bill also includes several provisions for addressing what Congress sees as the threat from China, including stricter reporting in China’s “Belt and Road” international lending program. It also requires creation of a list of Chinese institutions and companies with any links to its military, to be used for screening visa applications for students and researchers.
Like other NATO allies, Turkey is both a prospective buyer and a partner in production of the F-35. But U.S. officials have said Turkey’s plan to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system would compromise the security of the F-35 jets.
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