US to send more F 15E fighters to Turkey

11/11/2015 6:10:48 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

Ankara: The United States will deploy additional F-15E multi-role fighters to the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey the Pentagon said.

The Pentagon announced earlier this month that it would send about a dozen F-15 fighters to the air base.

Last Friday six F-15C air-to-air fighters from the Royal Air Force Lakenheath arrived at the site.

The Turkish Anadolu News Agency (AA) quoted Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook as saying that the F-15C fighters will conduct combat air control and air patrols in Turkish airspace in response to Turkish government's request.

"We also announced that we will deploy additional F-15Es to Incirlik as part of our counter-ISIL operations" Cook said "Details on the number and the arrival timeframe of those aircraft are still being determined. We expect they will be arriving soon."

These F-15s will join a dozen A-10 warthog aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft already conducting airstrikes against Daesh joining Turkish F-16s targeting the militant group.

"Beyond air operations we continue our dialogue with Turkey to evaluate option on the most effective means of countering ISIL including along its borders in a manner that promotes Turkey's security and regional stability" Cook said.

QNA

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