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Brussels – NATO has expressed concern over reports that alliance member Turkey used the Russian “S400-” missile defense system for the first time during exercises.
A NATO spokeswoman said Saturday: “This system could represent a danger to allied aircraft and affect relations between alliance partners.”
The spokeswoman added that it is important for Turkey to continue seeking alternative solutions with other allies.
The spokeswoman said it was not possible to integrate the “S400-” system into the air defense and anti-missile system of the military alliance.
Earlier, Turkish media reports said that Ankara had tested Russian surface-to-air missiles for the first time on Friday in operating conditions near the Black Sea city of Sinop, and a NATO spokeswoman stated that “every test of the system S-400 air defense over Turkey – If confirmed, it would be a shame. “
Similar statements were issued in the US capital Washington, and the US had excluded Turkey from the F-35 program, due to Turkey’s purchase of the Russian missile defense system, and also threatened to impose sanctions on Ankara.
Turkey protested that it needed its own missile system to deal with threats from Syria and also from within, noting that it had not received a reasonable alternative offer from its NATO partners.
It should be noted that the “S400-” system is a mobile air defense system that can cope with planes, missiles and other things in the air. Its units, which usually consist of several missiles, a radar and a command center, can be transported in trucks, and the “S400-” system can work with short missiles. Medium and long range.
