{"id":11272,"date":"2022-08-16T22:31:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T22:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/16\/us-holds-fire-on-reports-of-turkeys-second-s-400-shipment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:01:16","slug":"us-holds-fire-on-reports-of-turkeys-second-s-400-shipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/16\/us-holds-fire-on-reports-of-turkeys-second-s-400-shipment\/","title":{"rendered":"US holds fire on reports of Turkey\u2019s second S-400 shipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON and ANKARA, Turkey \u2015 The Biden administration<b> <\/b>on Tuesday stopped short of threatening additional penalties following reports Turkey plans to receive the second batch of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey initially purchased the S-400 in 2017, plunging its relationship with the U.S. into crisis. As a result of the deal, the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/07\/17\/turkey-officially-kicked-out-of-f-35-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">expelled Turkey from the F-35 program<\/a> and later sanctioned the country\u2019s defense industry organization and its leaders. The United States fears the powerful S-400 radar system would allow Russia to spy on the advanced F-35 fighter jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the reaction in the U.S. on Tuesday was comparatively muted. At a press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price urged Turkey not to further engage with Russia\u2019s defense sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe point that we have consistently made across the board is that Russia\u2019s brutal and unjustified war against Ukraine makes it vital, now more than ever in some ways, that all countries avoid transactions with Russia\u2019s defense sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll have to wait and see what happens, but we are not aware of any new developments on this matter,\u201d Price added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price declined to address whether a new S-400 would prompt the Biden administration to reconsider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/07\/19\/greece-moves-to-join-lockheeds-f-35-program-as-turkey-f-16-bid-stalls\/\" target=\"_blank\">plans to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian news agency TASS reported Tuesday Russia and Turkey have signed a contract for a second \u201cregiment\u201d of the S-400 to Turkey, quoting the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugayev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish defense sources quickly rebutted Russian claims it had signed an additional contract, noting the second S-400 was part of the initial agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shugayev, the Russian official, reportedly told TASS the new agreement with Turkey will allow for some components of the system to be built in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish sources told Defense News there may be an agreement with Russia to domestically manufacture some S-400 components for the second regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish Embassy in Washington didn\u2019t return a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s complex balancing act between the West and Russia has only gotten trickier since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. The strongest sign of a thaw between Turkey and the U.S. came in late June as Turkish leader Reccep Tayyip Erdogan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/06\/28\/turkey-lifting-objections-to-sweden-finland-joining-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\">dropped objections<\/a> to Finland and Sweden joining NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. President Joe Biden then voiced support for the F-16 sale at the NATO summit in Madrid in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A delegation from Ankara arrived in the U.S. on Monday for the fourth round of technical talks with Washington on a potential F-16 deal, Turkey\u2019s Anadolu Agency reported this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey has asked to make a $6 billion purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16 fighter jets. It is also seeking a separate $400 million sale to upgrade their current F-16 jets with new missiles, radar and electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/07\/19\/greece-moves-to-join-lockheeds-f-35-program-as-turkey-f-16-bid-stalls\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has threatened to block the F-16 sale over Turkey\u2019s continued possession of the S-400s<\/a>, its violations of Greek airspace and Cypriot waters in the eastern Mediterranean, its human rights record and ongoing attacks on U.S.-backed fighters in northeast Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menendez issued a statement on Thursday blasting reports that Turkey intends to proceed with the second S-400 batch and called on Ankara to \u201cunequivocally demonstrate its commitment to NATO and to regional peace and security by fully rejecting any military cooperation with a war criminal like Vladimir Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBetween continued antagonistic violations of Greece\u2019s airspace and the delaying of the accession process for Sweden and Finland\u2019s NATO membership, I sincerely hope Turkey will change course and live up to its responsibilities to the defense alliance by being the constructive partner in the region we all hope it can be,\u201d said Menendez. \u201cThe United States must be clear: Any expansion of Turkey\u2019s ties to the Russian defense sector would be a grave mistake that would further endanger the security of our NATO allies and partners throughout Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite increased tensions with its NATO allies in recent years, Turkey has generated some goodwill in Washington over its support for Ukraine against Russia. Turkish firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/top-100\/2022\/08\/08\/turkeys-defense-industry-eyes-export-expansion-as-government-navigates-geopolitical-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bayraktar has been selling Ukraine its TB2 laser-guided, bomb-dropping drone for use against Russian troops<\/a>, and, in June, Ukraine said Bayraktar would open a drone factory within its borders to help repel the invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, Erdogan also brokered an international deal with Russia to allow the export of grain from Ukraine, a breadbasket for the world, to ease a global food crisis. Agricultural goods had been stuck in Black Sea ports due to the invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Edelman, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and senior Pentagon official, said he believes the S-400 deal between \u201ccompetimates\u201d Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will confound efforts to mend ties between Turkey and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo say the least, this will complicate the Biden administration\u2019s effort to sell F-16s to Turkey and enrage Turkey\u2019s growing legion of detractors on Capitol Hill,\u201d Edelman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Townsend, the Pentagon\u2019s top Europe and NATO policy official during the Obama administration, said he doubts the S-400 deal came about without Turkey giving advanced warning to the U.S. He hypothesized that it was a component of the international grain deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis might be residue 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