Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan has directed Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord to begin planning for alternative supply options for Turkish-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighter parts in the event Turkey remains suspended from the program or is expelled for its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, according to a defense official. Though the official, who requested anonymity to discuss such a sensitive foreign policy matter, said the Pentagon thinks there is a “remote possibility” Turkey will actually be...
