ANKARA, March 8 (A.A) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit announced Friday that Turkey would sign an agreement with the Israeli IMI company about the modernization of 170 M-60 A1 tanks.
After a meeting at the Defense Industry Undersecretariat, Ecevit made a statement to the press. He said that they also discussed alternatives other than Israel's offer, but these other alternatives didn't meet Turkish Armed Forces' (TSK) technical and tactical needs.
''Taking into consideration future projects, we've decided
to sign with IMI ... because of the suitable pricing and
quick delivery time,'' Ecevit said.
Ecevit said that the total cost of the modernization of 170 tanks would add up to 668 million USD.