Continued Israeli failure to complete Turkey’s order of Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will result in a fine of three or four million dollars and a lawsuit in the International Court of Commercial Arbitration, Today's Zaman quoted a top official at the Under-secretariat for Defense Industries as saying Thursday. "Turkey plans to impose a heavy monetary penalty on Israel for the delay. If this country refuses to comply with the penalty, then Turkey will head to the International Court of Commercial Arbitration," the official was quoted as saying.

In 2005, Turkey agreed to purchase 10 Heron UAVs for over $180 million from Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems. Four Herons were to be delivered in August, followed by another two and then the last four by the end of October, but Israel has missed the deadline.