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Turkey expects first two of batch of 24 new F-35s in 2018: Defense minister
Turkey expects to take delivery of the first two of a batch of 24 more Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft in 2018, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on Nov. 17.
Turkey expects first two of batch of 24 new F-35s in 2018, says defense minister
Turkey expects to take delivery of the first two of a batch of 24 more Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft in 2018, Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Thursday.
Isik said Turkey would buy a total of 24 F-35s over the next three years, of which six, including the two expected in 2018, had already been ordered.
[Reuters]
China shows its new stealth fighter jet (video)
China showcased its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter for the first time in public on Tuesday, sending it on a flypast over Airshow China, the country’s biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers in the southern city of Zhuhai.
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Turkey expects first F-35 delivery in 2018, plans more orders
Turkey expects to take delivery of its first Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fighter jets in 2018 and has decided to order a second batch, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries said on Oct. 28.
Lockheed, Pentagon 'still working toward F-35 fighter deal'
Lockheed Martin Corp and the Pentagon missed their end-of-March target for reaching agreement on $15 billion in new F-35 fighter jets, but should complete work on the contracts in April, according to sources familiar with the matter.
"We're closer now than we were at the beginning of the month," said one of the sources, who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Lockheed 'meets goal of delivering 45 F-35 jets in 2015'
Lockheed Martin Corp met its goal of delivering 45 F-35 fighter jets to the U.S. government and key allies in 2015, a 25 percent increase from 2014 that brought the number of jets delivered to 154, the Pentagon said on Dec. 21.
Lockheed wins preliminary deal worth up to $5.37 bln for more F-35s
Lockheed Martin Corp has won a preliminary contract valued at up to $5.37 billion to build a ninth batch of 55 F-35 jets for the U.S. military and its allies, the U.S. Defense Department said on Nov. 3.
Lockheed, Roketsan sign deal for F-35 missile system
Lockheed Martin and Roketsan have signed a cooperation agreement to develop the SOM-J missile intended for integration into the inner weaponry station in the new versions of the F-35 fighter jet.
Lockheed to buy Sikorsky for $9 billion
Lockheed Martin Corp said on July 20 it would buy Sikorsky Aircraft, the helicopter unit of United Technologies Corp, for $9 billion, and would review the possible sale or spinoff of $6 billion in other information technology and services businesses.
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Lockheed wins $920 mln deal for early work on next F-35 jet order
Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract valued at $920 million to start buying materials and parts for a tenth batch of 94 F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon announced on June 4.