Turkish firms sign $6.5 bln contracts to reinforce ‘Steel Dome’ air defense system
A pilot exits a fighter jet at Teknofest in Ataturk airport, in Istanbul, September 20. [AP]
Turkish defense companies signed $6.5 billion worth of contracts to reinforce and develop Turkey’s integrated, multi-layered “Steel Dome” air defense system, the Turkish Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) said on Wednesday.
In a statement, SSB Chairman Haluk Gorgun said the contracts included combat systems and their advanced versions, which would be developed by Roketsan, adding that the “Steel Dome” would be made of fully domestic systems. [Reuters]
