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Turkish Win Leaves China’s Radar Industry Wanting More
All of the radars depicted in this graphic shown by Poly Technologies at the recent Word Radar Fair in Beijing are for sale, according to the Chinese. (Photo: Reuben F. Johnson)
All of the radars depicted in this graphic shown by Poly Technologies at the recent Word Radar Fair in Beijing are for sale, according to the Chinese. (Photo: Reuben F. Johnson)

Buoyed by the recent win of Turkey’s long-range aerial and missile defense system (T-Loramids) tender, China’s radar and defense electronics industry is pushing to enter more markets outside its traditional customer base. These include nations in Latin America–such as Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Chile–as well as some of the former Soviet republics.