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  • Turkey markets SAMs based on U.S. Stinger tech to Arab states

    05/21/2010 8:57:15 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 14 replies · 458+ views
    Geostrategy Direct ^ | 5/21/2010 | Geostrategy Direct
    Turkey has been marketing its short-range air defense system to Arab League states. Turkey's military-owned Aselsan has been briefing Arab militaries on the company's Pedestal-Mounted Air Defense System (PMADS). The system, based on the U.S.-origin Stinger surface-to-air missile, was designed for very short-range air defense, particularly the protection of critical sites and military bases. "There is interest [in the system] within the region," an executive said. Aselsan displayed PMADS at Sofex-2010, which took place in Amman, Jordan on May 10-13. Executives said Jordan's military has been examining the feasibility of procuring the system, which could also fire French- and Russian-origin...