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REPORT: ISRAEL WIRETAPS CONVERSATIONS DURING TURKISH MILITARY TRAINING FLIGHTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2012 - 12:08 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel has wiretapped conversations between Turkish
pilots on military training flights, a Turkish news report said on
Wednesday, May 2, prompting Turkish authorities to initiate a program
to encrypt conversations during these flights.
Israel wiretapped the conversations among pilots of Turkish fighter
jets during their training flights at the Konya 3rd Main Jet Base
Command, apparently in a spying mission aimed at finding out details
about the Turkish Air Forces' (THK) training programs and flight
strategies, the report published in the Haberturk daily said.
Acting on this piece of intelligence, the THK has initiated a project
to encrypt the communication between the fighter jets. Turkish
engineers are currently working to develop a software system for
encoding.
In Konya, the young aviators are undergoing initial training before
passing on to comprehensive combat readiness training, which is a final
training phase to become an F-16 fighter pilot, Today's Zaman reports.
Relations between Israel and Turkey, once close regional allies,
worsened after Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara.
Until 2010, there were 16 agreements in effect between Turkey and
Israel regarding military issues, including cooperation and the mutual
training of troops.
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 3, 2012 - 12:08 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Israel has wiretapped conversations between Turkish
pilots on military training flights, a Turkish news report said on
Wednesday, May 2, prompting Turkish authorities to initiate a program
to encrypt conversations during these flights.
Israel wiretapped the conversations among pilots of Turkish fighter
jets during their training flights at the Konya 3rd Main Jet Base
Command, apparently in a spying mission aimed at finding out details
about the Turkish Air Forces' (THK) training programs and flight
strategies, the report published in the Haberturk daily said.
Acting on this piece of intelligence, the THK has initiated a project
to encrypt the communication between the fighter jets. Turkish
engineers are currently working to develop a software system for
encoding.
In Konya, the young aviators are undergoing initial training before
passing on to comprehensive combat readiness training, which is a final
training phase to become an F-16 fighter pilot, Today's Zaman reports.
Relations between Israel and Turkey, once close regional allies,
worsened after Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara.
Until 2010, there were 16 agreements in effect between Turkey and
Israel regarding military issues, including cooperation and the mutual
training of troops.