"Turkish Defense Procurement Agency Launches Modernization Programs
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 6 Issue: 129
July 7, 2009 12:07 PM Age: 6 hrs
Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Home Page, Turkey, Military/Security, Foreign Policy
By: Saban Kardas
Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul
On July 1, the Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) took important decisions on new investments for the modernization of the Turkish military through greater domestic participation. Defying expectations, however, the SSIK postponed a decision on the multi-billion dollar general-purpose helicopter tender, for which an intense competition had developed between the U.S. Sikorsky and Italian AgustaWestland."
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