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TURKEY: NATO SENDS TURKEY AWACS PARTS IN BID TO BOLSTER TURKISH DEFENSES.(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, February, 2003

According to "Dunya", NATO sent a first cargo plane carrying AWACS early warning system spare parts and support personnel to Turkey to bolster Turkey's defenses for a possible war in Iraq. Turkey is the only NATO country on Iraq's border. The planes are expected to be in Turkey this week, and to be based out of an airbase in Konya.

Meanwhile, an initial group of military personnel (360 in total) who will work on Patriot missile defense systems to be sent by alliance number the Netherlands will arrive in Turkey tomorrow, while a second group is to arrive on Friday. The Patriot defense systems requested by Turkey to use for self-defense in a possible war are expected to be in Turkey by midweek. (Source: Info-Prod (Middle East) Ltd.)

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