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Why doesnt Turkey just go for new Block 60 F-16E/Fs?
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Turkey, US agree on 1.1-bln-dollar aircraft modernization deal
http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=10749&m=3&c=1ANKARA (AFP) Apr 26, 2005
US defense giant Lockheed Martin will modernize the Turkish army's F-16 aircraft fleet for 1.1 billion dollars (847.5 million euros), under an agreement reached between Ankara and Washington, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said Tuesday.
"This agreement is the best proof that our relations are on the track," Gonul told reporters, referring to recent tensions between Turkey and the United States stemming mainly from differences over Iraq.
The agreement covers the modernization of 117 planes, with an option of 100 more.
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www.AFP.com
Turkey, US agree on 1.1-bln-dollar aircraft modernization deal
http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=10749&m=3&c=1ANKARA (AFP) Apr 26, 2005
US defense giant Lockheed Martin will modernize the Turkish army's F-16 aircraft fleet for 1.1 billion dollars (847.5 million euros), under an agreement reached between Ankara and Washington, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said Tuesday.
"This agreement is the best proof that our relations are on the track," Gonul told reporters, referring to recent tensions between Turkey and the United States stemming mainly from differences over Iraq.
The agreement covers the modernization of 117 planes, with an option of 100 more.
All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.