Turkey edging towards buying SAMP/T

Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah says the government is leaning towards buying the European SAMP/T air defense missile system to plug a gap in its air defenses.

Aster 30 system
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It learned from government sources that negotiations between Eurosam consortium and Turkey’s military procurement agency, the undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) and National Defense Ministry have been ongoing.