23.11.2005, 23:01
Am 22. November wurde die Produktionslinie für den Sabra-III in einer Panzerfabrik bei Kayseri eröffnet. Die Modernisierungarbeiten an 170 M-60 MBT werden im Frühjahr 2007 beginnen, Im Jahr 2009 werden alle 170 Sabra-III an das türkische Heer ausgeliefert sein.:daumen:
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By BARBARA OPALL-ROME, TEL AVIV
Israeli and Turkish defense officials marked the start of joint production of upgraded M60A1 tanks for the Turkish Army in Nov. 22 ceremonies at Kayseri, Turkey, site of the new production line.
Murad Bayar, director of the Turkish Defense Ministry’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries or Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi (SSM), hosted the Israeli delegation, which included Israeli Defense Ministry Director-General Jacob Toren, Yossi Ben-Hanan, director of the ministry’s Sibat export agency, and executives from Israel Military Industries (IMI) and Elbit Systems, lead industrial partners in the upgrade program.