Where are Türkiye's F-35A fighter jets?

As part of Türkiye's order for 40 F-35A fighter jets, six aircraft have been produced, the ownership of which has been transferred to the Turkish Air Force as of 2018.

These airplanes, which were in the US for training Turkish pilots, were put in storage in the US after the embargo was imposed, SavunmaSanayiST.com wrote on X, Caliber.Az reports.

6 Türk F-35’i, 6 yıldır depoda:

Türkiye’nin 40 adetlik F-35A siparişi kapsamında 6 adet uçak üretilmiş ve 2018 yılından itibaren mülkiyetleri Türk Hava Kuvvetleri’ne devredilmişti.

Eğitim sebebiyle ABD’de bulunan bu uçaklar, ambargo sonrası ABD tarafından depoya kaldırıldı.… pic.twitter.com/64T6Q1bSaC

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) February 1, 2024

Also, 34 F-35As registered in the F-35A order book were transferred to the US Air Force order book by changing their configuration.

Six Turkish F-35 fighter jets have been under maintenance and storage in the U.S. for 6 years.