Mr. Erdogan called the S-400 the most powerful air defense system in the world.
Ankara kept its promise and bought the S-400, the world's most powerful missile defense system from Moscow, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Earlier, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced that it had begun deliveries of S-400s to the country. This information was later confirmed by the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.
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| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AP |
“Eight planes have arrived, and the rest will arrive. These systems will be deployed in April 2020. We, the Turks, keep our promises. The S-400 is the most powerful defense system and I hope we will produce it together with Russia,” Erdogan said in a speech marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup in Turkey.
Earlier, Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan called the contract to buy the Russian S-400 air defense missile system the most important in the country's history. Mr. Erdogan added that NATO should be happy because after Türkiye bought the S-400, a NATO alliance member itself became stronger.
Türkiye's purchase of Russia's latest air defense systems, the S-400, has caused an international scandal between Türkiye and the United States: Washington demanded to abandon the deal and in return buy the American Patriot complexes.
