U.S. suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey
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The United States has stopped delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Turkey in retaliation for Ankara’s decision to move ahead with the purchase of a Russian surface-to-air missile system
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LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A LIGHTNING II: U.S. originally scheduled to deliver first stealth fighter jet to Turkey in summer 2019

Max. speed: Mach 1.6 (1,930km/h) 
Range: 2,200km (on internal fuel)
Length: 15.7m
Ceiling: 18,300m 
Payload: 8,160kg


Engine: Single F135 turbofan
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INTERNATIONAL F-35 ORDERS BY COUNTRY

F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant        F-35B jump jet
Japan     105  42
UK             138
Turkey    100 
Italy      60  30 
Canada     88*
Australia  72
Norway     52 
Israel     50
South Korea 40 
Netherlands 37
Belgium 34 
Denmark 27

Total orders 875 
U.S. orders 2,443 (1,763 F-35A, 353 F-35B, 327 F-35C carrier variant)
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*Reviewing whether to buy another aircraft to replace fleet of CF-18 jets

Delivery halted over U.S. concerns that radar on Turkish- bought S-400 missile system will learn how to spot and track F-35, making it less able to evade Russian weapon
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Sources: Associated Press, Lockheed Martin, Reuters, The Globe and Mail
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