Tag: S-400 missile

By Ahmet Sait Akcay and S.Ahmet Aytac, Ankara : Turkey said Friday it has signed an agreement with Russia for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense systems. Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defense Industries said in a statement: "We will receive two S-400 missile defense systems. One is optional." The statement added that the Turkish Armed Forces will control the defense system entirely. "The system can be used independently without any external connection," it said. The statement added that details of the payment had not been shared due to confidentiality principles agreed upon between the...