Turkey plans to buy its first two Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters, the government announced Tuesday, while at the same time affirming it still plans on eventually ordering 100 of the fighters for $16 billion. The statement said the government's commitment to the F-35 program "continues strong as ever." (Sources: multiple, including
Reuters, 05/06/14,
International Business Times, 05/07/14,
Pratt and Whitney, 05/07/14,
Reuters via Hurriyet, 05/08/14)
Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the F-35 training center.
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