First Delivery Of Russian S-400 To Turkey Set For 2019

Turkey's national defense minister said on Wednesday that Russia's first delivery of an air defense system to Turkey is expected in 2019.



Turkey and Russia have signed deals for two S-400 air-defense systems, with one of them optional, Nurettin Canikli told parliament's Planning and Budget Committee.



The S-400 is Russia's most advanced long-range anti-aircraft missile system and can carry three types of missiles capable of destroying targets, including ballistic and cruise missiles.



"The first delivery of the S-400 air-defense systems is planned to be accomplished in 2019," said Canikli.



The system can track and engage up to 300 targets at a time and has an altitude ceiling of 27 kilometers . -