The contract includes nine coordination posts and 45 launchers which will be transported on a Mercedes-Benz truck chassis. The Hungary SAM buy will replace ageing Cold War systems. Proponents say that such mergers will foster production efficiency, bolster interoperability between NATO allies and will help stave off an arms sales trade war between U.S. and European producers. The downside of the mergers include the potential for slack enforcement of restrictions on the re-sale of military equipment and proliferation of equipment to unsavory governments. Turkey's Offset Rules Irk U.S. - Turkey unveiled a proposal for new offset regulations in late April which have angered U.S. officials, Jane's Defence Weekly reported.
Turkey is especially interested in software and electronic warfare technology.
In response, a Commerce Department Official said that source codes, the building blocks for the software which runs the equipment, would not be provided to Ankara. Erik Floden ATN is available by First Class mail.