Turkey expects first two of batch of 24 new F-35s in 2018: defense minister

Reuters

Published Nov 17, 2016 04:01AM ET

Turkey expects first two of batch of 24 new F-35s in 2018: defense minister

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey expects to take delivery of the first two of a batch of 24 more Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 aircraft in 2018, Defence 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.