South Korea wants to sell tanks to Turkey

Celebrating its 50th year of diplomatic relations with Turkey, South Korea wants to sell its newly developed combat tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), The Korea Herald reported yesterday.

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-Soo is expected to visit Ankara tomorrow, to promote their product to his Turkish counterpart, Vecdi Gonul.

"Korea has applied for the Turkish tank acquisition bid with its next-generation amphibious tanks codenamed "XK2," whose first three units were rolled out on Friday," noted the newspaper.

Under the project, Ankara is expected to produce more than 1,000 units in partnership with a selected firm. Turkey is scheduled to select the preferred equipment in May.