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Turkey wants to update its air military fleet

Ankara, Turkey - It has to choice between the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter

Turkish Government announced its intention to invest in the next 20 years USD 10 billion to modernize its air military fleet. In particular Murad Bayar, undersecretary to Industry and Defence, made known in last days in Washington that its country wants to replace the old F-16 and F-4. Ankara executive asked however, to save money, that part of the aircraft was built in Turkey. There are two models...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 138346
Rome, Italy, 03/29/2006 13:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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