Turkey does not exclude the possibility of buying Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft
Ankara is considering the purchase of Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft, which are currently rented to extinguish fires in Turkey. Such a possibility was announced by Fizuli Mollaev, a member of the board of directors of SMS Savunma Sanayi.
As previously reported, Russia leased two Be-200 aircraft to Turkey to lease fires in the country for four months. A request for assistance came from the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Russian aircraft, controlled by Russian crews, will be on duty in the vicinity of Antalya, Izmir and Bodrum.
The representative of the Turkish company, which won the fire extinguishing tender, said that they had considered options for leasing aircraft manufactured in Canada and Japan, but the Russian Be-200s "won the competition."
- said Fizuli Mollaev.
According to him, the company intends to test the Be-200 aircraft and, based on their outcome, redeem in the future. At the same time, he emphasized that the option of ordering more Russian aircraft is not ruled out.
- Mollaev told reporters.
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