''T-Loramids'' : Turkish Long-Range Air and Missile Defense Systems ...
(...) We are now considering the T-Loramids, a $4 billion project to strengthen our air defense capacity, but we must be careful. What we are expecting to deal with is Syrian helicopters and planes; however, what we intend to buy are systems actually designed for use against ballistic missiles. Our problem is with Syria, but who has the ballistic missiles targeted by the system we will buy? Iran. (...) Two systems are the backbone of our air defense system: British Rapier missiles with medium range and Stinger. We have over 80 batteries of Rapiers. Roketsan also manufactures them with a license agreement. They have been deployed to protect military facilities and civilian targets with strategic importance. The Stinger is a very affective short-range, low-altitude air defense weapon. Turkey’s stock of Stingers, which can be launched from the shoulder without radar, is estimated at around 850. The Turkish company Aselsan also produces the ATILGAN PMADS (Pedestal-Moun