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Iran opens airspace to China warplanes
Press TV, Iran ^ | Oct 3, 2010

Posted on 10/03/2010 9:46:29 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

Iran opens airspace to China warplanes

Chinese fighter jets, file photo

The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly opened its airspace to Chinese warplanes taking part in joint military maneuvers with Turkey.

Ankara and Beijing conducted the drills in Turkey's Central Anatolia region last month.

The war games, codenamed the Anatolian Eagle, were the first involving Turkey and China. Turkey had previously carried out Anatolian Eagle maneuvers with the US and other NATO members as well as Israel.

Turkish F-16, Chinese Su-27 and Mig-29 fighter jets took part in mock dogfights during the drills.

The maneuvers come ahead of a planned visit by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Turkey.

Turkey and China took their first step in military cooperation in the late 1990s with joint missile production, manufacturing weapons with a 150-kilometer range, the Hurriyet daily reported on its website.

The multinational Anatolian Eagle exercise is hosted by the Turkish Air Forces and is aimed at boosting aerial cooperation and training. The exercises have been performed since June 2001.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aerospace; axisofterror; china; f16; iran; israel; plaaf; su27; turkey; waronterror

1 posted on 10/03/2010 9:46:35 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

The Chinese sure would like to control middle east oil.


2 posted on 10/03/2010 9:48:22 PM PDT by garjog
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Maybe we should open our airspace to China ... to stay even with Iran.


3 posted on 10/03/2010 9:52:53 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: sukhoi-30mki

The Puzzle Palace is working 24/7 on this!


4 posted on 10/03/2010 10:02:03 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: nuconvert

Ping.


5 posted on 10/03/2010 10:36:55 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Yep. China is expanding its military, and solidifying relationships that enhance their access to energy and raw materials. Russia and former USSR satellites are doing the same, in cooperation with Russia. Meanwhile, we are weakening ourselves, and the President of the US uses his bully pulpit to try to discredit Fox News.


6 posted on 10/03/2010 10:50:22 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

That’s because we are spread too thin. WTH are we doing in Africa, South America, and all over Asia?

China makes investments and people say thank you, we give $15 billion a year and what do we get?

China is also warming to EU, trying to do what Russia couldn’t, divide us.


7 posted on 10/04/2010 7:32:06 AM PDT by mainsail that ('Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes')
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
Thanks sukhoi-30mki.
The war games, codenamed the Anatolian Eagle, were the first involving Turkey and China. Turkey had previously carried out Anatolian Eagle maneuvers with the US and other NATO members as well as Israel. Turkish F-16, Chinese Su-27 and Mig-29 fighter jets took part in mock dogfights during the drills.

8 posted on 10/04/2010 5:05:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Turkey should not get F-35s.


9 posted on 10/04/2010 5:09:33 PM PDT by rmlew (You want change? Vote for the most conservative electable in your state or district.)
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To: dr_lew; SunkenCiv
Maybe we should open our airspace to China ...

Why not? We already gave them all our shelf space...

10 posted on 10/04/2010 5:13:16 PM PDT by bigheadfred ("We built a tower of stone. With our flesh and bone. To see him fly ." (RIP RJD))
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