Turkey’s F-35 Return Goes Uncertain
**Conflicting signals from Washington are igniting fresh concerns in Athens over Turkey’s potential re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet program. Recently, varying messages from the United States regarding Turkey’s involvement have stirred apprehension among Greek officials and media. While discussions in the past favored maintaining Greece’s technological edge over Turkey’s upgraded F-16s, recent developments have cast doubt on the stability of this balance.**
Amid growing fears about Turkey’s possible reintegration into the F-35 initiative, reports from the Greek media have outlined that recent U.S.-Greece discussions have prompted a reassessment of defense relations between the NATO allies. Specifically, the Pentagon is no longer perceiving Turkey’s return to the F-35 program as a direct threat to the strategic equilibrium in the Aegean Sea, a shift that significantly alters the dynamics of regional security.
