Russia has launched a contract to supply Turkey four battalions of antiaircraft missile system S-400 “triumph”. The first batch of components delivered to the airbase “Myurted” in Ankara Province. Claimed by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Russian Defense Ministry officially announced the admission to the airbase “Myurted” the first batch of the Ministry of Defense of Turkey component anti-aircraft missile systems S-400. What components are supplied in Turkey, not reported. In turn, the Turkish Ministry of Defense confirms the beginning of deliveries of S-400 systems from Russia, He writes about this agency Anadolu. Where exactly they will be posted complexes, unknown at this time, since there is no official information, but only expressed a lot of assumptions.
8 July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sieving that started shipping the first components of S-400, produced for Turkey. Even earlier reported, that arrived in Turkey the Turkish army troops in June of this year,, held in Russia training on the use and operation of the S-400.
Recall, that the contract for the supply of Turkey's four battalions of S-400 was signed in December 2017 of the year. Contract value – 2,5 billion. dollars. Ankara danoe decision caused discontent of Washington, which is all the time in different ways, including threats, I tried to dissuade Turkey from this transaction.
28 June this year, the US Senate has forbidden to sell Turkey the US fifth generation fighter F-35 because of fear, that put Turkey S-400 will learn how to calculate and monitor the American fighter F-35.
