Turkey Mulls Three Missile Technology Programs

[sferrin]

Last month, Turkey scrapped a two-year-long program for the construction of the country’s first long-range air and anti-missile system, a competition between Chinese, U.S. and European contenders. The decision, however, does not mean Turkey gave up on missile technology, as defense officials have said the decision to cancel the bidding may give birth to three, not just one, missile-related programs.

After the government decided to cancel the three-way foreign competition for the program, dubbed T-LORAMIDS, it immediately tasked a partnership of two Turkish defense companies to set out to work on the planned long-range air defense capabilities.

Under this first plan, military electronics specialist Aselsan, Turkey’s biggest defense firm, and missile maker Roketsan will join forces to develop long-range air and anti-missile capabilities.

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This last part is a bit of a "WTF?" though:

"The third contract may win disappointed hearts and minds in China. In addition to defensive missile systems, the government is also considering acquiring offensive missile technologies.

“This is where the Chinese may come into the picture,” said one government official.

It is no secret that Turkey has long had the ambition to develop offensive missiles with a range of around or over 2,000 kilometers.

“Why not work on that program with the Chinese?” asked the government official. “In the past we worked with them on missile technology. They were reliable partners.” "

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/170030/turkey-mulls-three-missile-programs-for-long_range-air-defense.html

 

[jsport]

Last month, Turkey scrapped a two-year-long program for the construction of the country’s first long-range air and anti-missile system, a competition between Chinese, U.S. and European contenders. The decision, however, does not mean Turkey gave up on missile technology, as defense officials have said the decision to cancel the bidding may give birth to three, not just one, missile-related programs.

After the government decided to cancel the three-way foreign competition for the program, dubbed T-LORAMIDS, it immediately tasked a partnership of two Turkish defense companies to set out to work on the planned long-range air defense capabilities.

Under this first plan, military electronics specialist Aselsan, Turkey’s biggest defense firm, and missile maker Roketsan will join forces to develop long-range air and anti-missile capabilities.

. . .

This last part is a bit of a "WTF?" though:

"The third contract may win disappointed hearts and minds in China. In addition to defensive missile systems, the government is also considering acquiring offensive missile technologies.

“This is where the Chinese may come into the picture,” said one government official.

It is no secret that Turkey has long had the ambition to develop offensive missiles with a range of around or over 2,000 kilometers.

“Why not work on that program with the Chinese?” asked the government official. “In the past we worked with them on missile technology. They were reliable partners.” "

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/170030/turkey-mulls-three-missile-programs-for-long_range-air-defense.html

Thank you for posting this sferrin. Neo Ottomans worse and have been ...will completely close on that.