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Aircraft and military ships. Turkey: an USD 1 billion contract for the development of the "LPD" (VIDEO)

Ankara, Turkey - The "Landing Platform Dock" already used by the Spanish and Australian Navy

The Ankara authorities have signed with the Turkish company Sedef a contract of nearly USD 1 billion for the construction of a Landing Platform Dock ("LPD"), scheduled for 2021. It's a military ship capable of carrying up 1200 soldiers, eight helicopters, 3 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), and 150 military ground vehicles. "SSM", the Turkish agency for the military supplying, disclosed the name...

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Rome, Italy, 05/11/2015 10:52
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