ANKARA, Safar 17, 1438, November 17, 2016, SPA -- Turkey expects to take delivery of the first two of a batch of 24 more Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft in 2018, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Thursday, according to Reuters. Isik said Turkey would buy a total of 24 F-35s over the next three years, of which six, including the two expected in 2018, had already been ordered. --SPA 15:42 LOCAL TIME 12:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w271507