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Turkey: Russian S-400s will be deployed in December

Declared by the Turkish undersecretary for defense Ismail Demir

Today, on September 20, Turkish Defense Undersecretary Ismail Demir stated that deliveries to Turkey of the Russian S-400 air defense missile system are almost complete, will be installed starting in December but will only be fully operational in April. "The fact that it is ready does not mean that it is also ready for use, because there are many technical issues still to be addressed, including the...

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Ankara, Turkey, 09/20/2019 15:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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