Erdogan: Turkey hopes to co-produce weaponry systems with Russia

Turkey hopes to co-produce high-tech weaponry systems with Russia in the future, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, further defying its NATO ally the United States, which has warned the country of possible sanctions over its purchase of a Russian-made missile defense system.
The Turkish leader made the comments Monday, hours after two more Russian cargo planes landed in Turkey to deliver parts of the Russian-made S-400 missile system that Ankara is acquiring from Russia despite strong US objections.
"They said 'They can't buy them.' They said 'They can't deploy them anywhere.' They said 'It's not right to buy them' and as of today, the eighth plane has arrived and has started to unload its contents," said Erdogan, adding that the system would be fully deployed in less than a year.
"God willing, in April 2020 well bring [the deployment] to an end, and with...

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