Newsroom September 23 09:43Turkey‘s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a multi-billion dollar deal with the US to supply hundreds of Boeing aircraft and Lockheed Martin fighters, while claiming the right to produce some of the parts in Turkey. According to information cited by Bloomberg, Ankara wants to offset payments of more than $10 billion with industrial co-production contracts, which, however, require the approval of US President Donald Trump. The Turkish president will be at the White House on Thursday for a crucial meeting in an attempt to repair strained relations after the purchase of Russia’s S-400 system. Turkey currently has about 240 F-16 fighters, the world’s second largest fleet after the US. So far, Washington has not responded to the request, which could accelerate production of US engines given increased international demand.