Europe takes on US firm to win $16 bln Turkey fighter jet deal

Turkey, with its plan to purchase 100 fighter jets – after a $16 billion deal with the US' Lockheed Martin was scuttled over the aerospace giant's refusal to share technology with Turkey – has also reportedly received an offer from Europe, one that includes the sharing of the know-how Turkey wants. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a leading executive from European Eurofighter – an aerospace consortium of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – said they agreed to fulfill Turkey's demands to that end. "We're ready to share all software codes and critical technologies with Turkey," the official said.