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The Joint Strike Fighter, which is being built by Lockheed Martin as the F35 Lightning II, will replace the TuAF F-16 falcons and vintage F-4 Phantoms from 2016. Although Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor, the TAI is a Level 3 partner with the US and a number of British companies, including BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, will have extensive involvement in building and developing the aircraft.

Turkey receives its first F-35 Lightening II

A historic flight. Turk Hava Kuvvetleri replaces its F-4 with its brand new F-35 5th gen fighter .

[Military Photoshops:News Desk] Konya Airbase Turkey : The first Turkish Airforce F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft has been received here at Konya Airbase today. .

The conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, made its debut flight on June 01, 2016 , Lockheed Martin announced Monday.

A series of functional flight checks were conducted during the flight that lasted for 45 minutes.

The jet will undergo a series of flight trials before being handed over to the Turkish Airforce which will then use the 5th Generation fighter for training and operational tests at the Konya Air Force Base, beginning later this year, Lockheed said.

While a final decision on the total number of F-35s it will acquire is still pending, the Turkish Government is now reconsidering its decision to buy the F-35C carrier variants of the jets and may switch back to ordering the F-35A CTOL variants as decided originally.

 These aircrafts will replace the F-4 phantom bought from theUS in the 70s and 80s .

F4 Phantom fighter jet pictures gallery

US NAVY PHANTOM

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RAF Phantom FG.1


Seen at RAF Wattisham, this F-4J (UK) Phantom of 74 Sqd has now been painted in the correct shade of grey for the RAF. Armed to the teeth with Sidwinders, the F-4 was still a potent weapons system right upto its retirement from RAF service

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US NAVY McDonnell Douglas A-4E Skyhawk VC-1 and Marines McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II VMFA-235

A Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-4J Phantom II aircraft lands aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CVA-66).

Japanese Phantom

USMC - McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II

On board the USS Midway Museum, an F-4 Phantom II in VF-51 circa 1974-5 colors.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles "Tuna" Hainline, an F-4 Phantom pilot from Holloman Air Force Base, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael "Dozer" Shower, an F-22A pilot from Langley Air Force Base, fly in echelon formation over the mountains of Tucson, Arizona during the final portion of the Air Combat Command Heritage Conference held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base March 5, 2006. This year's conference inaugurates nine years of flying old warbirds with modern day fighters to include the Air Force's newest stealth fighter. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Ben Bloker)

Originally developed for the US Navy, the Phantom proved to be superior to the Sir Force's F-106 and was adopted by that service as well. It was the top US fighter during the Vietnam War, and continued to serve as a fighter-bomber and wild weasel (air-defense suppression) into the 1990s