Armor: October 19, 2000

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Israel reports that Turkish pilots flying an AH-1 attack helicopter in southern Israel successfully fired three NTD (Dandy) anti-tank missiles, hitting the target all three times. The longest-range engagement was 6km. The Turks plan to build 125 AH-1Zs under license from the US and are considering the Israeli NTD missile as the primary armament for the new helicopters.--Stephen V Cole