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Turkey May Order for More A400M

: May 23, 2018 - : 4:28 pm

Despite delayed deliveries, Turkey is likely to order for at least five or more Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. “As a follow-on order to the 10 aircraft we ordered in 2003, we may order a minimum of five or a maximum of 10 more of these aircraft in the near future,” a Turkish Air Force official tells Daily News.

 

Turkey, a partner in the multinational A400M programme, received the first two aircraft in 2014, and the entire deliveries were supposed to be completed by this year. However, the delivery calendar had to be updated after the crash of one of the A400M aircraft meant for the Turkish Air Force in 2015.

 

“We have taken delivery of five aircraft of the 10 we ordered in 2003, and we expect to get one more next month. We expect to get the entire lot by the end of next year, the official said. Early this year, Airbus signed a long-term, multi-billion-dollar cooperation deal with Turkey’s defence procurement agency, to expand the French aerospace firm’s industrial partnership and cooperation with the Turkish industry.

 

Under the deal, Airbus has committed to acquisitions worth US$5 billion from the Turkish industry between 2020 and 2030.

 

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