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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Turkey to order first two F-35 fighter jets

F-35 Lightning IITurkey has decided to order two F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the government said on May 6.

It will be the first order of Turkey’s pre-announced plan to purchase 100 F-35 jets for $16 billion, which had been expected to begin next year.

The statement released after Defense Industry Executive Committee Meeting, which convened under leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkey’s commitment to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program “continues strong as ever.”

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