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Agreement signed between USA-Turkey on the deployment of radar NATO "Missile Shield"

Ankara, Turkey - Designed to intercept medium-range missiles at very high altitudes

As anticipated a few days ago (see AVIONEWS ) United States and Turkey are proceeding in the negotiations on the deployment of a US radar on Turkish territory: the memorandum was signed today in Ankara for the AN/TPY-2 radar installation, which is part of the NATO "Missile Shield" project; the radar will make part of the THAAD defense system and is designed to intercept medium-range missiles at very...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133822
Rome, Italy, 09/14/2011 19:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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