Turkey will buy F-35

The Turkish authorities have decided to purchase two F-35A, which in fact determines the choice of this design, as a future Air Force fighter this country. Turkey is a partner in the JSF program, the third level, investing in the development of structures less than $ 200 million. Due to Ankara's attempts to gain independence from U.S. technology and the lack - until recently - the final confirmation of the purchase of F-35, its fighters also offered Turkey the Eurofighter. 

Defence Industry Committee - consisting of a prime minister, defense minister, chief of general staff and military procurement agencies - January 5 podsekretariat authorized for the defense industry (SSM) armaments procurement agency, to negotiate the purchase of two fighter Lockheed Martin F-35A. It is estimated that upon successful completion, Turkey could get planes in 2015.

This decision is the first official confirmation of the choice Lightning II by Ankara. Destroys at the same time trying to sell Eurofighter. Many shows at the same time that the conduct of talks with the Europeans was the only element of the pressure on Washington, who would not agree to transfer the software source code, board and key technologies.


Turkey is negotiating the purchase of American fighter 100-120, whose estimated value may reach 15-16 billion USD.