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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Raytheon: No US block on Patriot sales to Turkey
A senior executive at U.S. defense company Raytheon has ruled out the possibility of a U.S. governmental or congressional blockade against the delivery of a critical air defense and anti-missile system, dubbed as T-LORAMIDS, if Turkey chose the Patriot solution in multi-billion dollar international bidding.
“Turkey is a valuable ally of the United States and a NATO partner. Turkey’s T-LORAMIDS program fulfills an important NATO air and missile defense commitment,” Mike Boots, manager for the Turkey Patriot Program, told Hürriyet Daily News.
U.S. arms supplies to Turkey in the past have faced blockades on various pretexts including political issues. In the most recent example, the U.S. administration has not positively replied to a Turkish request to acquire the MQ-9 Reaper, an armed drone. Defense analysts agree that the MQ-9 is not a system the United States could share with any ally including, even, Britain.
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