TURKEY BUYS AIR ASW PLATFORMS

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has decided to procure European aircraft foranti-submarine surveillance missions. The Defense Industries Undersecretariat, known by its Turkish acronymSSM, has selected the ATR aircraft by Alenia Aeronautica for maritime patroland anti-submarine surveillance missions. Officials said SSM has signed acontract for up to 10 ATR-72 anti-submarine warfare aircraft.