This Article is From Jul 22, 2019

Russia, Turkey Plan Joint Production Of S-400 Missile Parts: Report

Turkey began receiving deliveries of Russian S-400 systems earlier this month, prompting the United States to begin removing Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter programme over security concerns.

Russia, Turkey Plan Joint Production Of S-400 Missile Parts: Report

Turkey began taking delivery of the S-400 system earlier this month. (File)

MOSCOW:

Russia and Turkey are in talks about the possibility of jointly manufacturing some components of Russia's S-400 missile defence system in Turkey, the TASS news agency cited Sergei Chemezov, head of Russia's Rostec state conglomerate, as saying.

Turkey began receiving deliveries of Russian S-400 systems earlier this month, prompting the United States to begin removing Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter programme over security concerns.

TASS said Chemezov's comments were originally made to Turkey's Anadolu news agency.



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