Turkish, Russian Defense Ministries Confirm S-400 Delivery
As the first S-400 shipments arrive in Turkey, Washington has yet to respond to what it sees as a threat to the F-35’s operational security
The S-400's 5P85 TEL is made at Almaz-Antey's North-West Regional Center in St. Petersburg. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The S-400's 5P85 TEL is made at Almaz-Antey's North-West Regional Center in St. Petersburg. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Turkey has begun receiving the S-400 surface-to-air missile system under a controversial $2.5 billion April 2017 order. On Friday July 12, two Russian air force Antonov An-124-100s landed at Mürted Air Base near Ankara to unload the first batch of equipment. Since then, the defense ministries of both nations, and the news outlets dependent on them, have been covering the process on a regular basis, reporting about each new arrival—a move unprecedented in the recent history of arms sales.


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