Russia, Turkey working on new S-400 missile contract
- 06 Dec 2019
Parts of a Russian S-400 defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport near Ankara, Turkey. File photo/ Reuters
Russia and Turkey are working on a contract for the delivery of a new batch of Russian S-400 missile systems, the Interfax news agency cited a senior official at a Russian military cooperation agency as saying on Friday.
Moscow hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 systems in the first half of next year, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said last month.
Amid already strained bilateral ties, Washington has suspended Ankara from the US F-35 stealth fighter jet programme, in which it was a producer and buyer, to penalise it for buying S-400 batteries this year.
Reuters
