Turkey can produce components for the Russian S-400 missile defense systems, Russia’s Presidential spokesperson said Thursday.
“We are not talking about the complete production chain, as it is a new type of weapon. But the production of some components can be organized,” Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Hurriyet Daily.
“The production can be on the territory of Turkey,” he added.
According to the US, the Turkey cannot have both the American jets and Russian defense systems on grounds that it would be compromising on the security of the fighters. It has been persuading its NATO-ally Turkey to buy Raytheon’s Patriot defense systems instead.
“It is not possible to both fly the F-35 in space where the S-400 is significantly operable,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.
Delivery of parts and other services related to the F-35 jets to Turkey were suspended last week.
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http://www.defenseworld.net/news/24600/Russia_Says_Turkey_Can_Produce_S_400_Components#.XLFYDegzbIU
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