本帖最后由 KampungBoy 于 6-10-2010 12:17 AM 编辑
Turkey invited China to join NATO air exercise after U.S. withdrew
ANKARA — China was secretly allowed to participate in a Turkish-sponsored combat air exercise reserved for NATO allies.
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/ea_china0972_10_04.asp
Turkish sources said the Chinese Air Force sent several Russian-origin Su-27 fighter-jets to participate in the semi-annual Anatolian Eagle air combat exercise. They said the Chinese were invited after the United States and other NATO members had turned down an invitation to participate in Anatolian Eagle in the late summer of 2010.
"The United States immediately expressed its displeasure in private," a Turkish source said.
On Sept. 30, the Turkish daily Taraf reported the Chinese participation in Anatolian Eagle, based in the Turkish air base in Konya. Taraf said Washington monitored the Chinese air maneuvers and demanded an explanation from the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Taraf did not identify the Chinese aircraft that flew in the exercise, which was first held in 2001 with Israel and the United States participating. The sources said this marked the first time that Chinese warplanes were allowed to participate in an exercise designed for NATO. In 2009, Turkey banned Israel from participating in Anatolian Eagle. Later, the United States and several NATO allies decided to reduce participation in the exercise.
The sources said China and Turkey have sought to expand military cooperation. The two countries have been engaged in rocket production, including WS-1, a 302mm weapon with a range of 150 kilometers. Turkey's state-owned Roketsan renamed the rocket TR-300 Kasirga, later acquired by the Turkish Army.
北约发生什么事情了？中国空军怎么和土耳其空军军演了，要知道Anatolian Eagle air combat exercise是NATO的军演。 | 
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