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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Turkey may use Russian S-300 systems to build missile shield

Turkey is planning to build its own long-range missile defense network by 2010 and may choose Russian-made S-300 air defense systems as its main component, a local news agency said on Wednesday.

The Turkish missile shield would include at least eight anti-missile batteries meant to protect strategic targets from theater-range ballistic missiles. The project includes an initial off-the-shelf procurement of 4 batteries in a tender that will be announced in the near future, the ANKA news agency said.

According to ANKA, the four candidates are Russia's S-300, U.S. Patriot PAC-3, Chinese FT-2000 and Israeli Arrow air defense systems, all capable of destroying tactical ballistic missiles.

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