Turkey has long planned to purchase about 100 jets to replace its ageing F-4 and F-16 fleet, but increasing costs have hindered the procurements. (File photo)Turkey Plans To Buy 100 F-35s: Report -- Defense News/AFP
ANKARA — Turkey is planning to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters worth $16 billion in an attempt to meet its future air force needs, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz was quoted as saying Feb. 23.
“Turkey plans to buy 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, two of which will be delivered in 2015,” Yilmaz told the daily Milliyet.
It is the first public announcement by Ankara of how much the program will cost.
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More News On Turkey's Decision To Purchase 100 F-35s
Turkey plans to buy 100 U.S. F-35 fighters: report -- Al Arabiya
Turkey keeps plan to buy 100 F-35 fighter jets -- Reuters
Turkey will buy 100 F-35 fighter jets from US -- Today's Zaman
Turkey's F-35 Decision Driven by Technology Transfer Concerns -- WPR
My Comment: Considering who Turkey has as it's neighbors and the instability of their part of the world .... this purchase should not be a surprise (though I would not have purchased the F-35).
On a side note .... I can now see Israel increasing their own request for more F-35s.
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I would often compare the F-35 to the Iphone...
It has all these fancy gadgets, looks cool, but is it really worth the price tag?
No...
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