Obama Administration Wants to Give Turkey SuperCobras

Israel National News ^ | 10/28/2011 | Gavriel Queenann

[sukhoi-30mki]

Obama Administration Wants to Give Turkey SuperCobras

An unorthodox deal sees Washington providing Ankara with in-service US Marine Corps attack helicopters to aid in its war with the PKK.

The Obama administration wants to provide two currently in-service US Marine Corps attack helicopters, Reuters reported Friday.

The highly unorthodox move is being considered as Ankara seeks to exact revenge for a major attack by Kurdish separatists.

Turkey has been seeking AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters to replace those lost fighting separatist rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for some time.

Congressional officials say the Marines would get two new Textron Inc Bell AH-1Z SuperCobras to replace thee in-service AH-1W aircraft to be provided to Ankara.

The AH-1W sold previously $10 million. Turkey bought 10 of them in the 1990s. The larger, twin-engine AH-IZ may sell for about $30 million, according to industry sources.

But the administration’s plan has been held up by questions from lawmakers about the row between Turkey, which has shifted its sympathies towards Syria and Iran, and key-US ally Israel.

Under the US Arms Export Control Act the Congress must be notified at least 15 days prior to proceeding with any significant arms transfer to a NATO partner, which includes Turkey.

Turkey vowed "great revenge" and launched air and ground assaults on Kurdish guerillas in

[Jeff Head]

That picture is not a AH-1Z. That's an AH-1W Super Cobra. The Super Cobra is an earlier upgrade of the Cobra. This is a picture of the new AH-1Z Viper:

Four blades, larger weapons stations and much more.

[4rcane]

I’m so disgusted. Turkey are killing Kurds and not fighting ISIS at all, and Obama want to help Turkey