Foreign firms to compete in Turkey's missile tender

Not only Turkish but also foreign firms will join the tender for the procurement of low altitude air defense missile systems.Â

Eleven foreign companies and 19 Turkish companies are expected to submit bids for the tender. The last bids will be collected on February 19, 2009.

Below are the foreign companies expected to bid for the tender:
-Cpmiec (China)
-Diehl Defence (Germany)
-Doosan (South Korea)
-IAI (Israel)
-Kongsberg (Norway)
-Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd. (Israel)
-Raythoen Company (USA)
-Rosoboronexport (Russia)
-Saab Ekofors Dynamics (Sweden)
-Thales Air Defence Limited (Britain)
-Thales Air Systems (France)

Below are the Turkish firms that have taken tender specifications:
-AKSA Makine Sanayi
-ASELSAN
-Cztech Bilisim Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
-FNSS Savunma Sistemleri
-Havelsan
-Havelsan Teknoloji Radar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
-Mercedes Benz Turk A.S.
-Meteksan Savunma Sanayi
-Mikes Mikrodalga Elektrik Sistemleri
-Milsopft A.S.
-Otokar A.S.
-Roketsan
-Savronik Elektronik Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
-SDT Uzay ve Savunma Teknolojileri
-Selex Komunikasyon A.S.
-TUBITAK
-TUBITAK SAGE
-Vestel Savunma Sanayi
-Yaltes Elektronik ve Bilgi Sistemleri Uretim Sirketi