Turkey came the fifth plane components of s-400
The Turkish air force base Mortes landed the fifth plane components of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system s-400, has informed the Ministry of defence of the country.
The Turkish air force base Mortes landed the fifth plane components of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system s-400, has informed the Ministry of defence of the country.
As noted, for today the scheduled arrival of 2 more aircraft.
on the last working day of the week the defense Ministry of Turkey stated about the start of deliveries of s-400 in the country. The data also agreed the Federal service for military-technical cooperation of Russia.
S-400 "Triumph" is a modern long-range SAM designed to take down aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as among them medium range, can also be used against ground targets. Range up to 400 kilometers, it is capable to destroy targets at altitudes up to 30 kilometers.
A deal for the production and delivery Ankara 4 battalions of s-400 to 2, 5 billion dollars was concluded in 2017. Part of this amount the customer will pay itself for the expense of the Russian loan.
Turkey became the third (after Belarus and China) countries, which Moscow supplies " Triumphs ". In the near future they need to connect India.
Buy the latest Russian air defense systems provoked an international scandal: the United States demanded to cancel the agreement and instead buy them a Patriot.
in case of disagreement Washington has not ruled out the possibility to delay or even cancel the sale of Ankara's newest F-35 fighter, but Turkey did not want to make concessions.
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