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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Boeing delivers first AEW&C to Turkey

Boeing 737-700 Peace EagleU.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing has silently delivered the first airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to Turkey under a program that was launched more than a decade ago. Now, however, the buyer and the seller are wrangling over penalties for delays Hurriyet Daily News reported.

The defense procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), and the Turkish Air Force simultaneously announced Jan. 31 that the AEW&C aircraft had arrived in Turkey for acceptance tests. The tests are to be followed by an inauguration ceremony Feb. 21 at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya, they said.

Last year, Defense Minister İsmet Yilmaz said Turkey would impose sanctions on Boeing for the delays.

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