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发帖数: 2136 | 1 Iran opens airspace to China warplanes
Sun Oct 3, 2010 6:40PM
www.presstv.ir
The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly opened its airspace to Chinese
warplanes taking part in joint military maneuvers with Turkey.
Ankara and Beijing conducted the drills in Turkey's Central Anatolia region
last month.
The war games, codenamed the Anatolian Eagle, were the first involving
Turkey and China. Turkey had previously carried out Anatolian Eagle
maneuvers with the US and other NATO members as well as Israel.
Turkish F-16, Chinese Su-27 and Mig-29 fighter jets took part in mock
dogfights during the drills.
The maneuvers come ahead of a planned visit by Chinese Prime Minister Wen
Jiabao to Turkey.
Turkey and China took their first step in military cooperation in the late
1990s with joint missile production, manufacturing weapons with a 150-
kilometer range, the Hurriyet daily reported on its website.
The multinational Anatolian Eagle exercise is hosted by the Turkish Air
Forces and is aimed at boosting aerial cooperation and training. The
exercises have been performed since June 2001. |
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