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Friday, March 13, 2009

Turkey will receive 30 new F-16 fighter jets

F-16 Fighting FalconTurkey has completed a deal with the American aerospace company Lockheed Martin for the delivery of 30 new F-16 combat jets, Bulgarian news agency BTA said on March 12 2009.

Lockheed Martin Corp has won a $797 million contract for the modification and supply of 14 F-16C and 16 F-16D Block 50 fighter jets to the Turkish government.

The deal between the two countries can be traced back to September 2006, when the Pentagon approved the sale to Turkey of the 30 fighter jets, engines, radar and electronic warfare equipment, a deal valued at a total $2.9 billion if all the initial parametres were all subsequently executed.

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