Turkey Swedish combat aircraft

hammarö · Post by **hammarö** » 05 Apr 2013, 21:23

Turkish arms manufacturer TAI has signed a technical assistance deal with Swedish Saab to build a fighter jet.

Turkish officials have been in talks with Saab to find the best modality for this ambitious project since 2010 and 2011. In August 2011, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), signed a deal with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to carry out the conceptual design work for fighter and jet trainer aircraft Turkey hopes to build.

Recently, Turkish arms manufacturer TAI has signed a technical assistance deal with Swedish Saab on technical assistance to build a fighter jet, as Daily News reported.

In recent months a Turkish delegation, including SSM officials, visited Saab headquarters and production facilities in Sweden. And more recently, TAI and Saab penned a preliminary agreement for technical assistance which will pave the way for a subsequent support deal. As part of the planned agreement, TAI is expected to acquire Saab’s aircraft design tools.

hammarö · Post by **hammarö** » 06 Apr 2013, 11:17

This is information I found yesterday. It is new for me, and I ask if someone have seen it before.

pipichantal · Post by **pipichantal** » 10 Apr 2013, 19:45

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey ... sCatID=374

hammarö · Post by **hammarö** » 14 Apr 2013, 12:15

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey ... sCatID=374

According this article are Turkey planning to use F-35 together with a "cheaper" combat aircraft such as the type JAS 39 Gripen.

Several information sources claims the problem for a Air Force to use only one type of aircraft type F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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