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Friday, May 02, 2014

Turkey extends missile defense bids further

FD-2000 (HQ-9) missile defence systenTurkey has extended the validity of bids in a multi-billion dollar missile defense system tender for the second time despite having provisionally awarded the deal to China, a senior Turkish defense official said.

Turkey’s NATO allies voiced concern when it said in September it had chosen China’s FD-2000 missile defence system over rival offers from Franco-Italian Eurosam and U.S.-listed Raytheon Co. It said China offered the most competitive terms and would allow co-production in Turkey.

The official said the bids from Eurosam and Raytheon, which was due to expire on April 30, would be extended for a further two months.

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