BOEING SIGNS CONTRACT WITH TURKISH FIRM ON AEW

ANKARA [MENL] -- The Boeing Co. has signed a contract with a Turkish defensefirm to be a subcontractor in a $1 billion project to supply airbornewarning and control system aircraft to Ankara's air force. Boeing has awarded Mikes a nearly $2 billion contract for the supply oftechnical support for the AWACS project. Mikes produces electronic defensesystems and is traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.