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November 13, 16:01UTC+3
The S-400 can engage targets at a distance of
400 kilometers and at an altitude of up to 30 kilometers
ANKARA, November 13. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he plans to discuss with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi technical details of fulfilling a contract on purchasing S-400 missile systems.
Erdogan will pay a working visit to the Russian Black Sea
resort city of Sochi at the invitation of the Russian side on Monday.
"We will discuss some technical details of the
contract on S-400. The heads of our defense ministries also discuss them. We
hope to implement our agreement as soon as possible," the Turkish leader said
in Istanbul before flying to Russia, according to the Haberturk TV channel.
On September 12, Erdogan said Ankara had signed an
agreement with Moscow on purchases of S-400 systems, with an advance payment
already made. On November 2, Director General of Russia’s Rostec corporation
Sergey Chemezov told TASS that the contract with Turkey on the sales of S-400
Triumf systems exceeded $2bln. Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industry
Ismail Demir said the delivery of S-400 systems would begin within two years.
Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli officially
announced on Saturday that the issue on purchasing Russia’s S-400 systems had
been resolved.
Russia’s S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21
Growler) is the latest long-range anti-aircraft missile system that went into
service in 2007. It is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic
missiles, including medium-range missiles, and surface targets.
The S-400 can engage targets at a distance of 400 kilometers
and at an altitude of up to 30 kilometers. Deputy Commander of Russia’s
Aerospace Force Viktor Gumenny said last April that Russia S-400 air defense
systems had begun receiving missiles capable of destroying targets in the near
space.
Original post: tass.com
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