Russian S-400 hardware deployment goes on in Ankara
Delivery of S-400 defense missile system continued on July 15, as eighth Russian plane carrying equipment of the system landed at an airbase on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on July 15, according to Anadolu news agency report.
“Delivery of parts of the S-400 Long Range Air and Missile Defense Systems is continuing. In this context, the eighth plane landed at Murted Airbase,” the ministry said in a Twitter post.
Later, the ministry also announced the arrival of the ninth plane. The deployment had started on July 12, the source added.
To note, the U.S. has threatened sanctions over the purchase of the systems, arguing the Russian system would be incompatible with NATO systems and expose the F-35s to possible Russian subterfuge.