28 August 2010
Business as usual with Israel
Turkey is preparing to purchase high technology vision system from Israel to use in Kurdistan, especially in Iraq border, Israeli media reported.
A government-owned Turkish company has approached an Israeli company that develops radars systems aimed at defending nuclear reactors and border fences, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported Wednesday.
The Turkish company has looked into the possibility of purchasing BiScopic Protection system, a high performance stereoscopic vision sensory system for the detection of perimeter intrusion, from Dimona-based Magna BSP Ltd. to boost security along Turkey's border with Iraq.
The system, which was was developed by Magna in cooperation with the Nuclear Research Center and the Ministry of Defense, is used by the IDF.
Magna CEO Haim Siboni confirmed that the Turks approached his company.
Magna's system is currently installed in nuclear reactors in Japan and India. In Israel, the system is used by security personnel at Ben Gurion Airport and Jerusalem's Temple Mount complex.
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