Turkey taking a look at MEADS

Defense News says Turkey has taken an interest in the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). An anonymous source said Turkish procurement officials have sound out MEADS partner country Germany on the system.

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The same source added that Turkey was particularly interested in the 360 degrees coverage provided by MEADS’ radar.

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