24.02.2014, 22:40
Zitat:Turkey holds military drill with Azerbaijan
Turkey and Azerbaijan have completed the winter 2014 military exercises near the Armenian border, the Turkish General Staff has announced on its website.
The General Staff announced that the exercises were held between Feb. 18 and 20 on the Akbaba polygon, in the province of Kars, located on the border with Armenia.
According to the statement issued Feb. 24, the aim of the exercises was to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries and share information and experience.
The military exercises involved 1,714 army personnel from the two countries, 85 of whom were from the Azerbaijani army.
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Zitat:Turkey signs $3.5 bln deal for Sikorsky helicopters
KONYA – Reuters
A Black Hawk helicopter owned by the Israeli Air Force is seen in this file photo. Turkey has signed a $3.5-billion deal to buy a version of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk. REUTERS photo
A Black Hawk helicopter owned by the Israeli Air Force is seen in this file photo. Turkey has signed a $3.5-billion deal to buy a version of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk. REUTERS photo
Turkey signed a deal worth $3.5 billion on Feb. 21 to buy helicopters from United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft unit, finalizing an order originally agreed upon in 2011, the prime minister said.
The agreement includes options that analysts say could result in billions of dollars of additional orders over the next three decades.
The 109 helicopters, a version of Sikorsky’s popular Black Hawk, will be assembled in Turkey. The main contractor is Turkish Aerospace Industries with components to be supplied by Sikorsky, Aselsan and other Turkish companies.
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