S-400 missile system
Turkey sticks to S-400 deal despite US pressure
Turkey cannot accept the current criteria of a U.S. proposal for the procurement of the Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, a Turkish official has said, noting that Russia will deliver the first batch of the S-400 air defense systems to Turkey in July.
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Russia to complete sale of S-400 missiles to Turkey by year end
Russia intends to complete the delivery of its S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey by the end of this year, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov reportedly said at the 14th IDEX-2019 international defense show on Monday, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.
Erdoğan defies US persistence on scrapping Russian S-400 deal
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has turned down a call by the U.S. to scrap a deal to buy the Russian S-400 missile defense systems, saying Washington should not conflate the issue of Ankara's procurement of defense systems with the two NATO allies' cooperation in Syria.
Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase, says Turkish MP
Turkey is going ahead with a purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, a Turkish parliamentarian said ahead of an informal Friday deadline which a US official said Washington has set for Ankara to respond to a rival US offer.
US concerns over Turkey’s S-400 purchase ‘political’
The United States’ concerns over Ankara’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system are “political”, a top Turkish defense official said on Feb. 7.
No Patriot sales to Turkey in event of S-400 purchase: US official
The U.S. government will end the process of the Patriot sale if Turkey proceeds with the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems, a senior U.S. official has told Hürriyet Daily News.
US delegation holds two-day Patriot talks in Ankara
A U.S. technical team held two-day talks in Turkey on Jan. 15-16 to express specific concerns over the latter's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems particularly in regards to the flight safety of F-35 aircrafts.
US team to visit Turkey to convey concerns over Russian S-400s
A U.S. technical team will have talks in Turkey on Jan. 15-16 to express specific concerns over the latter's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems particularly in regards to the flight safety of F-35 aircraft.
Turkey to listen to US concerns over S-400s
The United States will send a technical team to Turkey in the coming weeks to express specific concerns over the latter's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems particularly in regards to the flight safety of the U.S.'s F-35 aircraft, the head of the Turkish defense industry body has said, in a development that followed the U.S.'s Patriot missile system offer to the Turkish governmen
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US Senator: Turkey must choose between US F-35 jets and Russian S-400
Turkey needs to choose between the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets it has ordered from the United States or the acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen told Kathimerini in a recent interview at Congress.