‘We bought it to use it, full stop’: Turkey awaits MORE S-400s as it activates 1st of its new systems, defense industry chief says

Ankara is just a few formalities

Ankara is just a few formalities away from receiving a second batch of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, Turkey’s top official in charge of the military industry said, adding that the first batch have been commissioned.

Ankara and Moscow have reached “an agreement in principle” on the second S-400 delivery, Ismail Demir, head of Turkey’s Defense Industries, revealed to news outlet NTV this Monday. Both sides are now concluding talks on “technical issues,” including technology transfer and joint production of the famed system. 

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