Deadline for second phase of S-400 delivery to Turkey named

The second phase of the delivery of Russia's air defense missile systems S-400 to Turkey will last several weeks, director of the federal service for military-technical cooperation Dmitry Shugayev said on the sidelines of the MAKS-2019.

According to him, the second delivery, launched on August 27, will be by air. "Several dozen flights will be made, in the first place, by Defense Ministry planes," Shugayev said, adding that the operation will last several weeks.

The director of the federal service for military-technical cooperation said Turkish specialists will be trained in using the S-400 by the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020.

"The instruction of Turkish specialists is continuing. We will be through at the end of this year or early this year. This will allow for making the S-400 operational in Turkey through joint efforts, just as the contract provides for," TASS cited Shugayev as saying.