Turkey Places Initial Order For Two JSF F-35A Lightning II Fighters

Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.has approved the purchase of two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 5th Generation stealth fighter jets for the Turkish Air Force (TuAF).

Turkish order for two  F-35A Lightning II fighter jets is part of the planned buy of over 100 such aircraft at cost of over $16 billion. Turkey is a ‘Level 3 partner’ in the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 5th Generation stealth fighter jet program and has invested $195 million. 

TAI Anka (Turkish for Phoenix) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

Turkish Air Force (TuAF) has also been give a green light to start negotiations for the purchase of 10 domestically manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles with the with Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries.

Turkish Air Launched Stand-off Precision Guided Munition (SOM)