Ankara in the coming days counts on positive events on the implementation of the project of joint production with France and Italy SAMP-T air defense systems, said the head of the Turkish Ministry of Defense Hulushi Akar in an interview with Habertürk.
“On the issue of the SAMP-T missile project, our president (Recep Tayyip Erdogan-Ed.) Talled with the President of France [Emmanuel Macron] and the Prime Minister of Italy [Mario Draga]. We also discussed this issue with our colleagues. Now we need to holding a tripartite meeting. According to our estimates, in the coming days you can expect positive events, ”Akara TASS quotes.
It was previously reported that Turkey is negotiating with France and Italy on the joint production of SAMP-T air defense systems. The probability of the project in Turkey was not excluded.