03.09.2004, 19:55
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ANKARA [MENL] -- European Union nations have been wooing Turkey to purchase the Eurofighter.
Turkish officials said the Eurofighter consortium has held meetings with Turkey's Defense Ministry and air force for the supply of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The officials said the consortium has presented the Eurofighter Typhoon as an interim aircraft until Turkey receives the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from the United States in 2015.
The consortium was said to have offered significant offsets as part of any Eurofighter deal. They included technology transfer, coproduction and technology transfer. The consortium has also offered what officials termed a generous financial package and repayment schedule.
The Eurofighter consortium includes BAe Systems, Alenia Aeronautica SpA, Rome; and the European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. The Eurofighter's main partners, Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain, have ordered 620 aircraft while Greece plans to buy another 60.