Russia-Turkey S-400 missile deal

This could only be a problem for NATO if Russia is the enemy, which they keep saying they aren't... which can only be good for both Turkey and Russia.

The Turkish military industry is quite advanced in a lot of areas and this sort of cooperation will boost it rather further, while for Russia ties and sales to Turkey are good for trade and relations between these two practically neighbouring countries.

Simple rule of thumb... if Washington or London or Brussels are not happy then it is clearly the right thing to do...

But the picture for a single Patriot battery would only cover 120 degrees and rather shorter ranges too...

If you have four S-400 batteries spaced out around the country to minimise the overlap of coverage the performance would be eye watering... and if you tie in the national radar network coverage would be extensive...

And then it would have to sanction itself for paying billions of dollars to Russia...

I think Turkey will probably need to look to Russia and China for loans instead of the IMF which would obviously have too many strings attached...

Russia signs contract with Turkey on 2nd batch of S-400 air defense systems

https://tass.com/defense/1192793

If Erdogan was smart he could make Assad an offer to work together to take on the Kurds in Syrian territory where Turkey gets a cut of oil production in the Syrian oilfields currently held by the Kurds...

Erdogan gets to get rid of the Kurdish threat on his border and Assad will get his oil revenue back and help kick the yanks out of his country... everybody wins.

Turkey received 9M96E2 anti-aircraft missiles

According to the published photograph of the launchers received by Turkey from Russia of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system, the Turkish side became the first foreign recipient of the 9M96 series anti-aircraft missiles. The photo, in particular, shows a 51P6A self-propelled launcher on the MZKT-7930 chassis with two transport and launch containers of 48N6E2 anti-aircraft guided missiles and a package of four transport and launch containers of 9M96E2 anti-aircraft missiles. Self-propelled launchers of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system received from Russia by Turkey. Left - SPU 5P85TM on the BAZ-6402 chassis with three



transport and launch containers of 48N6E2 anti-aircraft missiles; on the right - SPU 51P6A on the MZKT-7930 chassis with simultaneous placement of two transport and launch containers of 48N6E2 anti-aircraft missiles and a package of four transport and launch containers of 9M96E2 anti-aircraft missiles (c) twitter.com/UretimYerli


Recall that a framework contract worth about $ 2.5 billion for the supply to Turkey of two regimental sets (two divisions in each) of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by Concern VKO Almaz-Antey was signed by Rosoboronexport in July 2017 The delivery of the first regimental set of two divisions was made to Turkey from July to October 2019. In August 2020, a contract was signed for the supply of the second regimental set of S-400 to Turkey.

On October 6, 2020, it was reported that one division received by Turkey of the first regimental set of S-400 air defense systems arrived in the Sinop area on the Turkish Black Sea coast for the first range of combat training exercises.


Video of elements of the Turkish S-400 air defense system in Sinop:


https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4157837.html

The first firing of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system acquired by Turkey

As reported, on 16-17 October 2020 in the Turkish Missile Range near Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Turkey were made the first practical training and live firing of the first regimental kit produced by Turkey anti-aircraft missile system S-400. Combat training of the first regimental set of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system received by Turkey from Russia in the Sinop area 10/16/2020 (c) frame from the Turkish television report