Cyprus Mail24 Jun 2026

US to move forward with Turkey jet engine sales ahead of NATO summit

President Donald Trump is planning to move ahead with the sale of dozens of jet engines to Turkey worth hundreds of millions of dollars, despite objections from some members of the US Congress, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The deal is seen as an important signal to Ankara ahead of a NATO summit in Turkey next month.

The engines, produced by General Electric, will power Turkey’s first indigenous combat aircraft, the KAAN, a flagship defence project launched in 2016 as...

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