US embassy cable - 04ANKARA7063

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THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING TURKEY'S REQUEST TO TRAIN ITALIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS ON F-16'S

Identifier: 04ANKARA7063
Wikileaks: View 04ANKARA7063 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2004-12-20 15:21:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: MASS MARR TU IT
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

201521Z Dec 04
UNCLAS ANKARA 007063 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MASS, MARR, TU, IT 
SUBJECT: THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
REGARDING TURKEY'S REQUEST TO TRAIN ITALIAN AIR FORCE 
PILOTS ON F-16'S 
 
REF: ANKARA 06911 
 
The Embassy has received additional information regarding the 
GOT's interest in providing training to Italian F-16 pilots 
(reftel).  Below are the estimated costs for the flight 
training.  Costs are listed per pilot. 
 
F-16 Flight Training 
-------------------- 
Medical Check-Up, G-LAB $3,900 
Aircraft Technical Training   $5,400 
Academics, Devices & Simulator Training   $27,410 
F-16 Flight Training    $600,463 
Total Price (per pilot) $637,173 
 
Additional Potential Costs 
-------------------------- 
Additional Annual Medical Check-Up  $1,000 
Additional Simulator Training $850 
Additional Flight Hours (for Non-Effective Sorties)   $26,158 
 
DEUTSCH 

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