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Turkey might cancel orders for Israeli UAVs

Ankara, Turkey - 50-day deadline for IAI and Elbit to deliver the Herons

The Turkish government has given the Israeli companies Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems a 50-day deadline to deliver 10 Heron drones, for which a US$180 million contract had been signed in 2005. The program gathered a strong delay and, if the Israeli companies would not respect the deadline, Turkey might cancel the order and ask for a penalty. The decision has been sent by Turkish...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111730
Rome, Italy, 11/23/2009 18:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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