Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

Turkey bought the Russian S-400 missile defense systems to use, but still open to consider a U.S. offer on the Patriots, the head of Turkish Defense Industry Directorate said on Nov. 16.

Despite pressure from the U.S. against proceeding with a purchase of Russian missile defense systems, India has already paid for 15 percent of the total cost, an Indian media report claimed on Nov. 15

Turkey has announced the completion of the transfer of the components of the S-400 air defense systems' second battery from Russia and that it will be operational by April 2020.

Russia said on Tuesday that the U.S. test of a ground-launched cruise missile was regrettable and showed that Washington had long been preparing for the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, TASS news agency reported.

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.

Nearly half of the Turkish public is in favor of purchasing the S-400 anti-ballistic missiles from Russia despite sanction threats from the United States, according to a poll released on July 4. 

Spain on June 17 approved an extension of six months on the deployment of its Patriot air defense missiles in Turkey.

The US has deployed the anti-ballistic missile THAAD system at the military base of Deveselu in southern Romania.

It is the first time that this advanced anti-ballistic missile system has been deployed anywhere in Europe under NATO command.

Turkey's defense minister on May 27 denied claims the U.S. gave Turkey a deadline to reconsider buying the S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia.       

The Aegis Ashore anti-missile system commissioned at the 99 Deveselu Military Base Romania will undergo a previously planned update process in accordance with the decisions adopted at NATO level and under a bilateral agreement between Romania and the United States of America.