(ECO) TURKEY SPEEDS UP WORKS FOR ITS OWN UAVS.ANKARA, May 18, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey has speeded up works to fly its own unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) ) after Israel delayed delivery delayed delivery Delivery of a certificate after the day on which delivery would occur with a regular-way contract. Delayed delivery is sometimes specified by the seller when the order to sell is entered. See also seller's option contract. of Herons. Turkey agreed with an Israeli defense industry company three years ago to buy 10 Heron UAVs for over 180 million USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Israeli company delivered two of the Herons in December 2008, but the rest of them are not delivered yet. Earlier this year, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said other Herons would join the Turkish army by the end of April. However, Turkey expedited the project to manufacture its own military surveillance aircraft after the delay, Turkish defense industry officials said. On Monday, an Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, wrote that Turkey was mulling to cancel the deal because of the delay. An Israeli official told the Israeli daily that the problem was the camera produced by a Turkish company to be attached to Herons. Israeli official said the camera was too heavy for Herons to fly up to 30,000 feet. Turkish officials said that Turkey had no responsibility for the delay. Haaretz wrote that a Turkish official said Israeli company had information about the weight of cameras to be installed on Herons and Israeli side assured Turkey that it would not cause a problem. Turkish officials told the A.A that Turkish engineers were working hard on the project to enhance abilities of current Turkish UAV which is expected to be fully completed next year. Turkish-made UAVs will be able to take pictures from 10 kilometers high. (T-CE) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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