October 5, 2011 - 12:03 AMT
U.S. doesn’t comment on possible sales of Cobra helicopters to Turkey

The U.S. doesn’t comment on possible sales of Cobra helicopters to Turkey.

“This – as a matter of policy, as you know, we don’t comment on arms sales before they’ve been notified to the Congress. There’s been no congressional notification. If there is one, I will let you know, and we’ll talk about it here,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told a briefing in Washington.

U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Francis Ricciardone said on September 30, that the U.S will supply Turkey with three Super Cobra helicopters. Turkey had been asking for Super Cobras to replace the helicopters it lost during its campaign against the PKK.