Turkey-Russia negotiating terms of S-400 Triumf sale

Russia, Turkey Negotiating Deal on S-400 Missile Systems Purchase
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13:55 20.02.2017(updated 14:03 20.02.2017)
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Russia and Turkey are currently negotiating a deal concerning purchases of S-400 Triumf missile systems, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Monday.

“The negotiations are underway, the question of financing is being discussed right now,” Chemezov said.

In service since 2007, the S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is an anti-aircraft and anti-missile system capable of intercepting all types of modern air weaponry, including fifth-generation warplanes, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles at a maximum range of nearly 250 miles. The complex, comprising up to eight battalions, is reported to be capable of engaging up to 80 targets.

The mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system has been designed to intercept electronic warfare airplanes, as well as early-warning and surveillance aircraft amid aggressive electronic jamming, the defense analyst said.
The S-400 is equipped with four types of missiles, including the very-long-range 40N6, which is said to have an operational range of 400 km (nearly 250 miles), the long-range 48N6 missiles (250 km), the medium-range 9M96E2 missiles (120 km) and the short-range 9M96E (40 km).

Numerous reports from various media outlets state that the news was made public at the IDEX fair in UAE. Turkey and Russia have been floating the idea for sometime now but no one knew the extent of the negotiations and the type of platform in discussion. It was previously thought Turkey was purchasing the S-300.