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  • Turkey signals intent to buy 100 F-35 fighters

    10/31/2006 2:37:08 PM PST · by knighthawk · 18 replies · 5,235+ views
    The Turkish Press ^ | October 31 2006
    ANKARA - Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul has signalled Turkey's intention to buy 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in a multi-billion dollar procurement project, Turkish newspapers reported Tuesday. Gonul told Turkish reporters during an official visit to the United States that Turkey and eight other countries involved in the F-35 project would sign a memorandum of understanding by the end of November. "Nine countries, including us, will sign it," newspapers quoted Gonul as saying. The minister was speaking after talks with US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy Gordon England on topics ranging from combating terrorism to the Turkish military's...