China won Turkey's missile defense competition

Skye_ZTZ_113

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LOL, I guess China Daily jumped the gun.
I will never trust China Daily again! EVER!

China Daily has enough factual errors to not be counted on. You'd be better off with Xinhua imo, or Caixin.Other posters here would know better news sites than myself, to read though.

I'm waiting on the Foreign Ministry to announce something before accepting that the Turkish refused or accepted the offer.
 

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ANKARA — The Turkish government has announced that it will not integrate its planned long-range air and anti-missile defense system with NATO assets stationed in the country.

In reply to a parliamentary question motion, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said Feb. 19 that the system would instead be integrated with the national systems. "It will be used without being integrated with NATO systems," Yilmaz said in a written statement.

He said that the integration of the planned system with the Turkish Armed Forces' command-and-control structure would be done locally by a company authorized by the government.

Yilmaz said that the program would be paid for by foreign financing and that there were no new bids from the contenders.

In September 2013, Turkey selected China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corp. (CPMIEC) for a $3.44 billion offer. About half of Turkey's network-based air defense picture has been paid for by NATO. The country is part of NATO's air defense ground environment. Without NATO's consent, it will be impossible for Turkey to make the planned Chinese system operable with these assets, some analysts say.

NATO and US officials have said any Chinese-built system could not be integrated with Turkey's joint air defense assets with NATO and the United States. They also have warned that any Turkish company that acts as local subcontractor in the program would face serious US sanctions because CPMIEC has been sanctioned under the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act.

After increased pressure from NATO allies, Ankara opened parallel talks with the second- and third-comers in the bidding — the European Eurosam, maker of the Aster 30, and the US Raytheon/Lockheed Martin, offering the Patriot system.

In September, for a fifth time, Turkey extended the deadline for all three bidders to Dec. 31. The Jan. 7 decision to extend the deadline for another six months is the sixth extension.

The Turkish program consists of radar, launcher and interceptor missiles. It has been designed to counter enemy aircraft and missiles. Turkey has no long-range air defense systems.
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GreenestGDP

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Turkey's extension might give Russia enough time to put together an S-400 offering.


Please do forgive me if these Street Talk quote offend a few posters ... ...
Don't shoot ... I am just the messenger ... ...

Street Talk ... ...,

Some people surely hope PRC Central Government is smart enough to halt and stop all lethal weapons sale to Turkey.
Why ?
Because, Turkey has been nurturing and sheltering the LL Uyghur terrorists.


If Turkey uses these Chinese strategic weapons to destroy Russian jets,
then the political lost will dwarf all the profits the Chinese manufacturer gained.

Many Chinese reporters / editors should be reeducated to see the Big picture of long term national interest.


Many of these Chinese reporters / editors and the manufacturer CEOs do not have a clue about geo political situations, or at least refuse to see the Big picture of geo politic.

Too many of these people can only see the little envelope boundary of benefits to their own immediate family.
They neglect to examine the Big picture of long term national interest.
Their excuse is Guan--Wo--Shen--Me--Shi.

For example:

Huawei and CRRC Corp. are so desperate to sell their wares to certain rich nation.
Plenty of times, they look to be even way more desperate to sell their wares than Su-35 maker.

Sometime, to clinch the sale, they even offer Zero down payment and Zero Percent financing.
Is this smart or stupid ?

Maybe, Huawei and CRRC Corp think they are Halliburton.


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