The Trump administration has notified Congress of a $700 million-plus jet engine sale to Turkey, according to Israeli media. The move follows a series of recent signals from President Trump regarding the sale of F-110 engines for Turkish fighter jets, despite congressional opposition.
The Trump administration has formally notified the U.S. Congress of a plan to sell jet engines to Turkey worth more than $700 million, Israeli media reported early Friday. The notification marks a concrete administrative step in what has been a week of signals from President Trump regarding the sale of F-110 engines for Turkish fighter jets.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Trump said Thursday he would "likely" approve the sale of both F-35 stealth fighters and F-110 engines to Turkey, calling Ankara a "strong" NATO ally. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the administration was planning to bypass Congress on the engine deal, which was met with criticism from key House Democrats including Representative Gregory Meeks.
The formal notification to Congress suggests the administration is moving ahead despite the legislative opposition. The sale's value — cited at "more than $700 million" — is slightly lower than the $750 million figure previously reported by the Wall Street Journal. The development comes amid a broader push by the Trump administration to strengthen defense ties with Ankara, which has drawn concerns from Israeli commentators over potential technology leakage to Russia and Iran.
- DevelopingWSJ: Trump administration plans to bypass Congress on $750m jet engine sale to Turkey
- ConfirmedUS approves sale of engines for Turkish fighter jets, worth hundreds of millions
- StrongTrump says he will likely approve F-35 and engine sale to Turkey
- DevelopingCongressional critics and slim chances to block F-35 and engine sale to Turkey
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