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Russia, Turkey to mull S-400 air defense systems’ supplies

Other News Materials 19 November 2016 14:48 (UTC +04:00)
The issue of the S-400 Triumph air defense systems' deliveries to Turkey will be discussed at a meeting of the Russia-Turkey intergovernmental commission to be held in the near future in Russia.
Russia, Turkey to mull S-400 air defense systems’ supplies

The issue of the S-400 Triumph air defense systems' deliveries to Turkey will be discussed at a meeting of the Russia-Turkey intergovernmental commission to be held in the near future in Russia, Sputnik reported citing Alexander Fomin, the director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC).

"In the near future, a meeting of the intergovernmental commission will be held in Russia," Fomin told reporters.

Answering a follow-up question, he confirmed that the issue of the S-400 systems' deliveries could be discussed at the meeting.

The S-400 is Russia's next-generation air defense system, carrying three different types of missiles capable of destroying aerial targets at a short-to-extremely-long range. The weapon is capable of tracking and destroying all existing aerial targets, including ballistics and cruise missiles.

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