Istanbul, Oct 8 (Xinhua) Turkey may purchase 120 new-generation fighter jets against the previously decided 100 such fighters at a total cost of $13 billion, a media report said Thursday.
“We may buy 120 JSF aircraft, instead of 100,” Murad Bayar, head of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, was quoted by Daily News newspaper as saying.
The report added that the purchase of these F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) depends on the availability of finance.
These fighters are being developed and built by a consortium, including companies from Turkey and its other European members, led by US firm Lockheed Martin.
