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September 30, 2013

Turkey picks Chinese firm for missile system
Ankara (AFP) Sept 26, 2013
Turkey said on Thursday it has chosen a Chinese company to build its first long-range air defence and anti-missile system. China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corp (CPMIEC) beat competition from a US partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, Russia's Rosoboronexport, and the Italian-French consortium Eurosamrs in the tender, worth $4 billion according to Turkish media. Turkey has "decided to begin talks with the CPMIEC company of the People's Republic of China for the joint production of ... read more

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