President Donald Trump's administration is planning to push ahead with the sale of dozens of jet engines to Turkey worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite objections from the U.S. Congress, four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a significant gesture to Ankara ahead of a NATO summit there next month.
The engines, produced by General Electric, will power Turkey's first indigenous combat jet Kaan, a major project launched in 2016 as part of NATO member Ankara's efforts to be more self-sufficient in its defense. One of the sources said the package will be worth more than $700 million.
