Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, Anadolu Agency reported. The document was signed by Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and his British counterpart, John Healey.
“The Defense Ministers jointly signed a memorandum of understanding today. This document codifies the relationship between the two countries and brings them one step closer to a full agreement on the Typhoon. Both ministers welcomed the signing as a positive step towards Turkey joining the Typhoon family and shared a mutual ambition to finalize the necessary arrangements as soon as possible,” stated the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
An official statement published by the Turkish Ministry highlighted the meeting between the two ministers during the 17th International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul.
Earlier, Bloomberg had reported that Germany approved the delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoons to Turkey.
Specifically, the German Federal Security Council in Berlin had preliminarily approved the request for the 40 aircraft, according to an anonymous source cited by the American outlet due to the sensitive nature of the information.
Germany has approved a delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to NATO ally Turkey, sources told Bloomberg.
Turkey had submitted the request in March 2023 for the fighter jets, which are a joint project by BAE Systems, Airbus, and Italian firm Leonardo.
The jets will be produced in the United Kingdom, with components sourced from Germany.
A spokesperson for the German government declined to comment, noting that Security Council meetings are confidential. The approval was first reported by Der Spiegel.
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