A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prevent the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey if Ankara continues to violate airspace in the Aegean.
The amendment was introduced to Congress at the instigation of Greek-born Congressman Chris Pappas and signed by Dina Titus, Carolyn B. Maloney, Charlie Crist, and John Sarbanes.
Under the amendment, the President of the United States is prohibited from transferring weapons to a NATO member that has repeatedly violated the airspace or sovereignty or territorial integrity of another NATO member in the past year.
The goal of US lawmakers, who are members of the Congressional Greek Affairs Caucus, is to ensure that the Biden administration does not proceed with the sale, as well as the modernization of Turkey’s existing fleet of F-16 aircraft.
