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Turkish leader's Israel visit capped by intel exchange, R&D agreements JERUSALEM � Israel and Turkey have signed an agreement for joint research and development. Officials said the accord signed on May 1 encompassed industrial R&D in the fields of electronics and satellites as well as civilian research. Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, left, shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting in Jerusalem May 1. The two countries also agreed to establish a hotline to exchange intelligence. Israel has a similar arrangement with Britain, Russia and the United States. "We have to drain the swamp of terrorism," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said. "We have to show solidarity in our common war against terrorism." The agreement was signed during Erdogan's current visit to Israel. He arrived for his first visit to Israel as prime minister in a move meant to bolster Israeli-Turkish relations. Officials said the two countries were seeking to complete a deal for a major Israeli upgrade for the Turkish air force. Under the proposal Israel would modernize Turkish F-4 Phantom fighter-jets in a project estimated to be worth more than $400 million. Under the proposal, Turkey's defense industry would conduct the actual upgrade. Israel's state-owned Israel Aircraft Industries would provide the components, technology and expertise. IAI upgraded 54 Turkish F-4s in a project that ended in 2003. About half of the aircraft were modernized in Israel, with the rest in Turkey. In April, Turkey awarded an Israeli consortium a project to supply the Turkish military with the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle system. The project, reported at $183 million, included a 30 percent offset. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
