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Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic

As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into "air taxis" that whisk them over clogged roads.    

Companies such as Archer, Joby and Wisk are working on electric-powered aircraft that take off and land vertically like helicopters then propel forward like planes.    

Turkey vows 'contribution to global peace' as credible NATO ally, receives first F-35

Turkey has vowed to continue its contribution to global peace and security as a credible NATO ally on the day it officially received its first F-35A stealth fighter from the contractor Lockheed Martin in a symbolic but milestone ceremony at the aerospace's company headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas on June 21.

US to go ahead with delivery of first F-35 to Turkey, report says

The United States is planning to go ahead with the delivery of the first F-35 fighter jet to Turkey on June 21, despite an ongoing debate in the US Congress on whether to oppose it, news website Defense News reported on Wednesday night.

According to Defense News, Lockheed Martin told the news website that it is preparing for a rollout ceremony at its production facilities next week.

US Congressman: F-35s could be 'used against Greece' if sold to Turkey

The United States should freeze the sale of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to Turkey because they are more likely to used against Greece than against terrorists, Democratic US Congressman Brad Sherman told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during a Foreign Affairs Hearing on May 23.

Turkey mulls purchase of US’s F35-B for future airplane carrier

Amid plans to upgrade its naval air forces with light and full-equipped aircraft carriers over the next decade, Turkey is now considering procuring new generation F-35B fighter aircrafts with the qualifications of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL), as part of the ongoing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

Objections to giving Turkey F-35s

A growing number of people seem to object to the sale of F-35 fighters to Turkey, and are calling on the US administration and Congress to cancel, suspend or modify an existing order by Ankara for the advanced jets if the latter moves ahead with its planned purchase of the S-400 anti-aircraft weapon system from Russia.

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