Within the scope of the Turkish Fighter Development (TF-X) Program Phase-I Stage-I (Preliminary Design) contract dated 05.08.2016, signed between Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and TAI, Turkey and the United Kingdom are both committed to strengthening their respective defence capabilities through the sharing of technology and expertise in support of the Turkish TF-X Programme. In this manner, both governments have decided to establish governmental support and assurances as they have exchanged Letters from both Defense Ministers proving the commitments and dedication of both parties.

Within the scope of this Collaboration, a ceremonial meeting of signed letters held on 10 May 2017 at IDEF exhibition.