"Turkey Signs 150 Mln-euro Gunship Contract with Italian-British Maker
2010-11-10 01:46:32
Turkey has signed a contract worth nearly 150 million euros (209 million U.S. dollars) with an Italian-British manufacturer AgustaWestland for the production of nine T129 attack helicopters, local newspaper reported Tuesday.
Turkey already has a separate, multibillion-dollar contract with AgustaWestland for the joint manufacture of 51 T129 attack helicopters, a Turkish version of the company's A129, and decided to urgently buy another nine gunships after attacks by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) this summer, the Hurriyet Daily News reported on its website. "
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