Peace at Nation, Peace at World 
M. Kemal ATATURK

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Favored Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache and Eurocopter Tiger choppers are out of  ATAK tender. Decision date: June 2000.  Bell-Textron AH-1Z King Cobra on front-line. 
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Diesel Configured M-1A2T-SEP on Tank-2000 demonstrations. 
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Turkey has increased the AEW&C requirement to 8. Final decision in May. Boeing/Northrop Grumman B737-(7)800/MESA is favorite. 
TdN > Journal of TdN Monitor March 2000 

Turkey upgraded its status to 3rd level "Engineering and Design" in JSF project. 
TdN > Journal of TdN Monitor March 2000

Turkish-Israeli Arrow-II ATBM and Delilah-II ARM programs on the way.
TdN > Journal of TdN Monitor March 2000

• Turkish military breaks silence on Turkish attack helicopter controversy (March 28) 

• Turkish ATAK project become a matter of honour (March 26)

• US holds conflicting views on ATAK helicopter bid (March 22)

• Turkey looks to US for Attack (ATAK) Helicopters (March 20)

• Turkey chooses US Bell-Textron AH-1Z (March 12)

• Klebanov: We do not think Turkey will give the helicopter project to one country (March 8)

• Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Kivrikoglu throws weight behind attack helicopter decision (March 8)

• Politic dictate Turkish attack helicopter (ATAK) decision (March 7)

• Attack helicopter project decision to be discussed today (March 6)

• ATAK contenders have so far been unable to lease 10 attack helicopters to Turkey in order to meet the military's urgent requirement (Feb. 18)

• The contenders increase their pressure over governmental and military officials before final selection (Feb. 15)

• Turkey once again postpones attack helicopter project: Decision day on March 6th (Feb. 15) 

• Military urged to ease export license guarantee requirement (Feb. 14)

• Turkey to seal ATAK deal in 2000 (Feb. 11)

• Turkey seeks export license guarantee for ATAK projects (Feb. 7)

• Turkey will decide on whether to prefer a European Company, as an EU-candidate country, or the US, who supports her in the international arena (Feb. 7) 

• Turkey ponders attack helicopter options (Dec. 17) 

• TAI submits bids in $4 bln attack helicopter program (Dec. 2) 

• Boeing Helicopters offer direct sale of 24 Longbow Apache (Nov. 8) 

• Turkish Tank-2000 project become a matter of honour (March 26)

• Ukrainian official letter for Tank-2000 tender (March 22)

• Tank bargaining between Germany and Ukraine (March 21)

• Turkey rejects restrictions on tanks purchase (March 20)

• Speculations mounts over secret tank deal between Turkey and Germany (March 20)

• Germany asked to okay tanks to Turkey (March 16)

• Tank bargaining (Feb. 17)

• The issue of Leopard 2 tanks continues to strain Turkish-German relations (Feb. 15)

• Turkey expects German OK if tank firm wins order (Feb. 15)

• Military urged to ease export license guarantee requirement (Feb. 14)

• Turkey to seal the Tank-2000 deal in 2000 (Feb. 11)

• Turkey seeks export license guarantee for Tank-2000 project (Feb. 7)

• Ukraine offers to Turkey 1.000 T-84 tanks for Tank-2000 project, worth a total $2 billion (Feb. 5)

• Winter trials have strongly forced to the Turkish Tank-2000 candidates in cold Sarikamis conditions (Feb. 4)

• Turkish Land Forces evaluate to reduce Tank-2000 requirement. Re-extension for responding RfP of Tank-2000 to January, 31st (Jan. 21)

• A GIAT/Roketsan LeClerc trial sample MBT in Turkey (Jan. 20)

• Trials of Tank-2000 contenders will start in January (Jan. 2)

• Pakistan discusses Al-Khalid's entry into Turkish MBT race (Dec. 15)

• German SPD votes to forbid tank sales to Turkey (Dec. 12)

• Italian Ariete Main Battle Tank withdrawn from Tank2000 tender (Nov.3)

• Germany authorized the Leopard IIA6 demo for Tank2000 project (Nov. 1)