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Turkey Commits To First Two Of 100 F-35As

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

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Turkey Commits To First Two Of 100 F-35As

Northrop is eyeing the 6th gen fighter.

Turkey committed to procuring the first two of a planned 100 conventional F-35 variants, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said in a statement. Turkey’s F-35As will come with the Block 3F software configuration under low-rate initial production (LRIP) 10, Turkey’s undersecretariat for defense industries (SSM) said in a statement. SSM also said it has been tasked to establish a final assembly and checkout (FACO) line and depot-level maintenance center for the F135 engine with Turkish local industry and Turkish Air…

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