Russia will continue to supply elements of an anti-aircraft missile system S-400 to Turkey. Today, at the airbase “Myurted” in the province of Ankara landed a fourth plane with the components of the complex. This was reported by the press service of the Turkish Defense Ministry..
In a statement, distributed by the Turkish military department says, that the country's Ministry of Defense confirms the landing of the fourth Russian aircraft with elements of anti-aircraft missile systems (ZRS) S-400 at Mürted airbase in Ankara province. Deliveries of other elements of the complex will continue in “soon”, and the missiles for the complex will be delivered to Turkey by sea.
Deliveries of elements of the S-400 air defense system continue. In this regard, the fourth plane landed at Mürted airbase
– It said in a statement.
On Friday it was reported, that as part of the contract for the supply of four divisions of S-400 air defense systems to Turkey, three Russian military transport planes landed at the air base “Myurted”. They delivered several tractors and a transport-loading vehicle from the S-400 complex. The Turkish Ministry of Defense confirmed, that deliveries are proceeding according to the previously approved schedule.
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.
The Pentagon refused to comment on the start of deliveries of S-400 air defense systems to Turkey., and in Congress they proposed to impose sanctions on Ankara and completely exclude it from the program to create the fifth-generation fighter F-35.
