Kamov-IAI said 'on track' to sell helicopters to Turkish army

Russian aircraft maker Kamov and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) are to provide the Turkish army with 145 of their Ka-50-2 combat helicopters over the next six years.

Kamov's chief designer told reporters in Moscow on Tuesday that his company "has practically initialed the contract with Turkey and we
will finalize it by the end of 2003."

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Israeli sources are suspicious that Turkey is using the announcement of a deal with IAI-Kamov, in order to pressure the American bidders to agree to their terms. Turkish sources say that it is possible that the U.S. Congress will bow to pressure from the American concerns involved in the deal, and order the Pentagon to allow Turks access to the technology needed to set up construction sites on Turkish soil.
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IAI may have sent advance samples to Turkey, which foreign press have picked up saying that up to 1/6 of IAF is located in Turkey (as of a year ago).