ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ðə ɡɹˈænd nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv tˈɜːki wʌz ɪnfˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv nˈæʃənəl dᵻfˈɛns ðætðɪ ɪvˌæljuːˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈɪdz wʌz kəmplˈiːt ænd ðætðə tʃˈoʊzən sˈɪstəm wʊd biː jˈuːzd baɪ tˈɜːki wɪðˌaʊt ˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən wɪð nˈeɪɾoʊ; ðə sˈɪstəm wʌz nˌɑːt ɛksplˈɪsɪtli nˈeɪmd.
In February 2015, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was informed by the Ministry of National Defence that the evaluation of bids was complete and that the chosen system would be used by Turkey without integration with NATO; the system was not explicitly named.