ANKARA, Nov 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey on Monday and Tuesday (today), is testing the radar systems of Russian-made S-400 anti-missile defence systems, in the capital Ankara, sources from the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate said.
Ankara Governorate announced, F-16 fighter jets and other aircraft would perform high and low altitude tests over the capital on Monday and Tuesday.
Turkey signed a contract with Russia in Apr, 2017, to purchase the advanced S-400 systems.
The first batch of S-400 defence systems was delivered from Russia to Turkey in July. They were deployed in the Murted Air base in Ankara.
Tensions between the United States and Turkey escalated ever since, over the deal, as Washington claimed that the S-400 systems would be incompatible with the NATO system and may expose its confidential military information to Russia.
Washington halted the delivery of F-35 fighters to Turkey, as Ankara went ahead with the delivery of the S-400’s.– NNN-ANADOLU
