27.04.2009.
Tokom sajma naoruzanja u Istanbulu, IDEF 2009, Turska je izrazila zelju da kupi PVO sisteme od Rusije, pre svih S-400, a jos od ranije postoji interesovanje za kupovinu 32 polovna Mi-28 u vrednosti od oko milijardu dolara.
Turkey may buy Russian air defense systems, combat helicopters
27/04/2009 14:14 MOSCOW/ISTANBUL, April 27 RIA Novosti) - Turkey has expressed interest in buying air defense systems and combat helicopters from Russia, a Russian defense industry official said on Monday.
Russia will exhibit over 120 types of weaponry at the IDEF 2009 arms show in Istanbul on April 27-30. The biennial exhibition has been organized by the Turkish defense industry since 1993.
"Turkey is mostly interested in buying [Russian] short- and medium-range air defense systems and combat helicopters," said Anatoly Aksenov, a senior adviser to the general director of Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport.
Aksenov, who leads the Russian delegation at the IDEF 2009 exhibition, said several contracts in the sphere of military-technical cooperation could be signed between the two countries after the show.
Turkish media reported last year that Ankara was planning to buy 32 used Mi-28 Havoc helicopters from Russia in a deal worth a total of $1 billion.
Russian and Turkish defense ministers met in February and agreed to boost bilateral military-technical ties despite the fact that Turkey is a NATO member.
Turkey has been implementing large-scale overhaul of its armed forces since the mid-1990s and is planning to complete the modernization program by 2020.
Turkey hopes to buy S-400 air defense systems from Russia
27/04/2009 16:13 ISTANBUL, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - Turkey, a NATO member, has expressed interest in buying S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia, a Russian defense industry official said on Monday.
"Turkey has expressed a strong interest in buying S-400 air defense systems from Russia," said Anatoly Aksenov, a senior adviser to the general director of Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport.
Russia is exhibiting over 120 types of weaponry at the IDEF 2009 arms show in Istanbul on April 27-30. The biennial exhibition has been organized by the Turkish defense industry since 1993.
Aksenov, who leads the Russian delegation at the IDEF 2009 exhibition, said the possible deliveries of the S-400 to Turkey were discussed during talks with Turkey's undersecretary for defense industries, Murad Bayar.
A source in the Russian delegation later told RIA Novosti that the issue had a political aspect and strongly depended on the outcome of the ongoing dispute between Russia and NATO on the deployment of a U.S. missile shield in central Europe.
"We have explained to Turkish officials that S-400 is not just a simple air defense system but an element of strategic missile defenses, which can be placed in one country but protect the airspace over a number of neighboring countries," the source said.
The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2 1/2 times that of Russia's S-300PMU-2.
The system is also believed to be able to destroy stealth aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, and is effective at ranges up to 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) and speeds up to 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) per second.
Izvor: RIA Novosti
