US refused Turkey Reaper UAVs because of security concerns..

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US refused Turkey Reaper UAVs because of security concerns..

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The United States Congress canceled the delivery to Turkey of 10 Predators -- unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are proving cruCIAl in combating terrorism -- following Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan's disclosure of the identity of 10 Iranians who had been working for Mossad with the Iranian intelligence service, according to the Taraf daily.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=hab ... eID=121197
Reacting to Turkey's move, the US canceled the delivery to Turkey of 10 Predators. Turkey was expecting the Predators in June of last year, but the US Congress decided not to accept Ankara's request because of the close relations between MİT and the Iran intelligence service.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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