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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The Chinese sure would like to control middle east oil.
Maybe we should open our airspace to China ... to stay even with Iran.
The Puzzle Palace is working 24/7 on this!
Ping.
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.
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.
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.
Turkey should not get F-35s.
Why not? We already gave them all our shelf space...
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