FD-2000 / HQ-9 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) System Wins Turkish Contract

Turkey has announced that Chinese defense firm China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CPMIEC) has won $4 billion contract to joint produce long-range air and missile defense systems (T-LORAMIDS). Chinese FD-2000 / HQ-9 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) System has defeated U.S. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-2 low to high-altitude surface-to-air (SAM), Russian S-400, and French-Italian Eurosam Samp-T to win T-LORAMIDS contract.