Monday, May 23, 2011

First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 Unveiled for Turkish Air Force -- ANKARA, Turkey, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

"First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 Unveiled for Turkish Air Force

ANKARA, Turkey, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies today at TAI's facility near Ankara.

Turkish officials at the event included the nation's Minister of National Defense, Vecdi Gonul; Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar; Turkish Air Force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Abidin Unal; General Manager of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation Lt. Gen. (Retired) Hayrettin Uzun; and the Chairman of the Board of TAI, Lt. Gen. (Retired) Mehmet Yalcin Kaya."

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