Turkey to purchase anti-tank guided missiles from Ukraine
Ukraine and Turkey have arranged supplies of Ukrainian 120mm Konus (Cone) anti-tank guided missiles for Turkish main battle tanks, Interfax agency reported.
The contract was initialed by Ukraine with Turkey's MKEK enterprise during the 14th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2019) held in Istanbul.
According to the report, the terms of the agreement provide for the phased transfer of technology to the Turkish side and the organization of production of Ukrainian 120mm anti-tank guided missiles meeting NATO standards at facilities in Turkey.
Completion of the signing of the contract is scheduled for the coming days. Also in the near future it is planned to start the first export batches of the Konus anti-tank guided missiles for the Turkish customer, the agency said.