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  • Turkey won't return Heron UAVs to Israel

    11/03/2012 4:30:35 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 1 replies
    News Azerbaijan ^ | Saturday, November 03, 2012 | unattributed
    Turkish Armed Forces will not return Herons used against PKK. The Turkish Armed Forces is prepared to return three Aerostar drones, tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), to their original maker the Israel-based Aeronautics Defense Systems, but will not return Herons used against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). "The contract is at a stage of cancellation," said one procurement official, confirming the drones will be returned. Israel became one of Turkey's top arms suppliers in the mid-1990s. But defense relations between the two stalled after the delivery of 10 Heron UAVs in 2010 when Turkey accused Israel poorly treating its neighbor...