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Turkey to return Israeli drones due to technical problems, reports say
An Israeli drone (file photo)
press tv
Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:7AM GMT
Reports say Turkey will return to Tel Aviv three drones made by the
Israeli regime due to technical problems.
Turkish military sources said Ankara purchased the drones four years
ago to help the army fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members.
The Israeli regime has rejected repeated requests by Ankara to repair
the aircraft.
Turkey says one of the drones crashed while operating on a mission in
the southeast of the country and the other two have not been used over
the past eight months due to technical problems.
Turkey will still be in possession of 10 Israeli unmanned aerial
vehicles if it returns the three aircraft to Israel.
The drones are stationed in Batman Air Base in southeastern Turkey and
can reach a top speed of 100 km/h at an altitude of 5,400 meters.
The latest development comes amid reports that Turkish and Israeli
officials have been engaged in secret ties since the Tel Aviv regime's
2010 attack on a Gaza-bound Turkish ship that killed nine Turkish
activists. Ankara-Tel Aviv relations soured following the deadly
incident.
An Israeli drone (file photo)
press tv
Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:7AM GMT
Reports say Turkey will return to Tel Aviv three drones made by the
Israeli regime due to technical problems.
Turkish military sources said Ankara purchased the drones four years
ago to help the army fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members.
The Israeli regime has rejected repeated requests by Ankara to repair
the aircraft.
Turkey says one of the drones crashed while operating on a mission in
the southeast of the country and the other two have not been used over
the past eight months due to technical problems.
Turkey will still be in possession of 10 Israeli unmanned aerial
vehicles if it returns the three aircraft to Israel.
The drones are stationed in Batman Air Base in southeastern Turkey and
can reach a top speed of 100 km/h at an altitude of 5,400 meters.
The latest development comes amid reports that Turkish and Israeli
officials have been engaged in secret ties since the Tel Aviv regime's
2010 attack on a Gaza-bound Turkish ship that killed nine Turkish
activists. Ankara-Tel Aviv relations soured following the deadly
incident.