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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Turkey Wants Heavy-Lift Bids Next Week

Turkey’s Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry expects potential bidders to respond by Jan. 15 to its request for information on acquisition of 10 heavy-lift helicopters for its armed forces. The heavy-lift aircraft would be the first operated by the Turkish military. Likely competitors for the $500-million contract are Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook, Sikorsky Aircraft’s CH-53, and Mil Helicopter’s Mi-26. More

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