After Buying S-400, Turkey Aims to Build Own Components for Air Defense Systems
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By GPD
Talks with Russia on deliveries of S-400 air defense systems to Turkey are at final stages, but Ankara still aims to manufacture its own components for such systems, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said Wednesday.
Purchase of S-400 From Russia ‘Might Signal Turkey’s Estrangement From NATO’
ANKARA (Sputnik) — Russia and Turkey have been engaged in talks on the S-400 deal since 2016. In March, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of the state-owned Russian corporation Rostec, confirmed that Ankara was willing to buy the S-400 if Moscow provides a loan.Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system was also discussed during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Russia.
“Negotiations with Russia on the S-400 have reached a mature stage, only technical details are remaining. Wh...