(Asien) Türkische Streitkräfte

[RedBeret]

U.S. DEFENSE FIRMS SEEK BETTER TERMS FROM TURKEY


WASHINGTON [MENL] -- U.S. defense contractors have been lobbying Turkey to ease restrictions on major military tenders.

Senior executives of such companies as Boeing, Sikorsky Aircraft and Bell Helicopter Textron have been meeting Turkish military and defense leaders in Washington. The Turks, arriving for talks with the Bush administration, have been attending the annual conference of the American-Turkish Council. The council, which began its meeting on Sunday, has sought to boost defense relations betweem Ankara and Washington.

The focus of the talks between U.S. executives and Turkish officials has been the terms of the billion-dollar tender for a Turkish attack helicopter. Turkey's Defense Industry Undersecretariat, known by its Turkish acronym, SSM, has postponed the deadline for the submission of proposals from June to September 2005.

Turkey wants to purchase a total of up to 88 attack helicopters. In the first phase of the project, SSM has issued a tender for the procurement of 30 off-the-shelf platforms.

Quelle:http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/june/06_07_4.html

Die Türkei will die amerikanischen Firmen in den Kampfhubschrauber-Deal zurückholen. Diese waren vor kurzem ausgestiegen. Deswegen wurde die Frist auf September 2005 verlängert. Eine gute Entscheidung!