Turkey negotiates F-35 flight codes purchase with U.S.January 14, 2012 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey and the United States are negotiating over flight codes for the two F-35 warplanes that Turkey plans to buy from the U.S. in 2015 as well as any future purchases. “When it comes to the plane’s software, we aren’t talking about purchasing all the codes, but just those that are the most essential for the plane’s freedom of operation. These are the codes that we are interested in acquiring,” Undersecretary of the Defense Industry Murad Bayar said in an interview with Anatolia news agency. Bayar added that Turkey does not plan to purchase only two F-35 planes but will decide how many new planes to order each year in the Defense Industry Executive Committee. “In the first stage we will train our pilots with these two F-35 planes. We will place our subsequent orders as the F-35 model develops and matures,” said Bayar, who thinks there are currently a few glitches with the planes, which are being addressed. Bayar did, however, hint that Turkey plans to buy 100 F-35 planes and is budgeting approximately $16 billion, Hurriyet Daily News reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |