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"Halting the delivery of new generation F-35 fighter jets to Turkey could cause serious problems for its maker Lockheed Martin, a report said Friday.\r\n\r\nTurkey is an important partner in the international F-35 program and is the only source in the world for some of the warplane&#039;s parts.\r\n\r\n&quot;Turkey is a global leader in aerospace manufacturing, and 10 Turkish companies will make about $12 billion worth of parts for the F-35, including key components such as the center fuselage and some landing gear,&quot; Bloomberg said.\r\n\r\nFor instance, Turkey&#039;s Ayesaş is the sole supplier of the F-35&#039;s cockpit display and the missile remote interface unit.\r\n\r\nBloomberg believes that if the U.S. Congress blocked the sale of F-35s to Turkey, Ankara could stop supplying crucial parts for the jet.\r\n\r\n&quot;If the Turkish supply chain was disrupted today, it would result in an aircraft production break, delaying delivery of 50-75 jets and would take approximately 18-24 months to re-source parts,&quot; U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wrote in July in a letter to Congress.\r\n\r\nMattis has to present the U.S. lawmakers with a report on Turkish-American relations.\r\n\r\nThe report is expected to include an assessment of Turkey&#039;s participation in the F-35 program as well as the risks that would be posed by the country&#039;s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, which has irked U.S. officials."
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