Head of the Defense Industry Department of Turkey Ismail Demir said that Turkey now does not have interest in American PATRIOT air defense systems now, the advantage will provide Russian S-400. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
“Currently, there is no demand on Patriot. If we talk about the defense industry, we turned this page. This question is removed from the Defense Industry Agenda, since we were not perceived as a source. No need to swim against the current” , “said Demir to journalists in the sidelines of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya.
According to him, any fighting suggests air attacks, and if the party is unable to suspend the attacks from the air, it will be a target for regular strikes.
“As for air defense systems, we can say the following: Currently, we are in service with 4 types of air defense systems. 3-4 years ago their number was zero. Installed Korkut, SunGur, HİSAR A + and HİSAR 0 +. We implemented the first tests of Siper. Our products will appear one by one in models with different radii of action, the spectrum of opportunities and homing heads. Air defense is a very important question. Of course, so far, Turkey has used to counteract aircraft attacks, and Now she has very significant opportunities at a lower level. It is impossible to neglect С-400 – this is one of the best air defense systems in the world. I believe that it will provide a great advantage in the conference issue, “said Demir.