Turkey receives second battery of S-400 defense system

Turkey says it has received a second battery of Russian S-400 defense systems which have soured its relations with the US, led to Ankara being kicked out of the F-35 fighter program and raised the prospect of American sanctions on the country.

According to a Reuters report, Turkish authorities say the anti-aircraft system will go online next April.

Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. (Turkish Defense Ministry via AP, Pool)

The US believes Turkey’s posession of the system could compromise its F-35 stealth aircraft program and aid Russian intelligence.

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