Biden administration supports potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey

USAF FA-16C, C-17 Globemaster III

The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday June 29 behind the potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a day after Ankara lifted a veto of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.

Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs at Pentagon, told reporters on a call that strong Turkish defense capabilities would reinforce NATO’s defenses.

“The United States supports Turkey’s modernization of its fighter fleet because that is a contribution to NATO security and therefore American security,” she said. Reuters.com