The Ministry of Defense has ordered Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems Ltd. to cancel a contract with the Turkish Air Force for the supply of airborne intelligence gathering systems. The contract was signed jointly with Elbit unit El-Op and IAI unit Elta in late 2009.
Defense sources familiar with the matter said that the Ministry of Defense had given the grounds of the instruction to the two companies as "diplomatic considerations". The companies were told that the export licenses necessary for continued performance of the contract will not be renewed.
Before the crisis in Israeli-Turkish relations erupted, there was close military cooperation between the two countries and substantial arms sales. Among other deals, IAI sold the Turks UAVS, Elbit Systems sold electronic systems, and IMI had a large project to upgrade Turkish tanks.
Turkey might have to go with the indegenious TAI - ANKA Male UAVs
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