04.04.2006, 15:17
Zitat:Turkey to award defense deals worth $12 billion this yearQuelle : <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=39846">http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/arti ... wsid=39846</a><!-- m -->
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
ANKARA/WASHINGTON - TDN Defense Desk
As Turkey prepares for key decisions on the future of at least two top defense procurement programs worth nearly $12 billion this year, analysts said that 2006 will be a real litmus test to see whether the once lucrative Turkish market will go through a revival after a visible downturn since punishing financial crises in 2000/2001.
International defense manufacturers who have become increasingly wary of the slow, bureaucratic and often difficult Turkish market over the past years may once again put the country under the magnifying glass if Turkey's procurement authorities actually do what they say they will do in 2006, one London-based Turkish defense expert said.
At stake are contract decisions that may mean well over $13 billion for international manufacturers.
Turkish authorities say they will decide in 2006 on critical contracts including new generation fighter jets, fighter jet upgrades, attack helicopters, main battle tanks, tank upgrades, air defense systems, basic trainer aircraft and a military satellite. But policymakers in Ankara have gained a reputation for being too slow in finalizing contracts, according to some analysts.
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Hoffentlich gehen alle projekte dieses jahr über die bühne