US won’t train any more Turkish F-35 pilots
(RT.COM) 7 JUN, 2019 - Amid escalating threats to boot Turkey from its stealth fighter jet programme over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence systems, Washington will reportedly stop accepting Turkish pilots for F-35 training. The US has decided to stop accepting new pilots as part of the training programme with Turkey, Reuters reports, citing officials. Currently, four pilots and 47 personnel are undergoing training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where they are taught how to maintain and steer the fifth-generation jets.