{"id":52620,"date":"2020-10-09T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/09\/turkey-transports-s-400-air-defense-system-for-black-sea-tests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:46:08","slug":"turkey-transports-s-400-air-defense-system-for-black-sea-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2020\/10\/09\/turkey-transports-s-400-air-defense-system-for-black-sea-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey transports S-400 air defense system for Black Sea tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 The Turkish military transported Oct. 5-6 its first batch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2019\/07\/22\/russias-s-400-an-offer-us-partners-should-refuse\/\" target=_blank>Russian-made S-400<\/a> to the Black Sea port of Sinop, where the country plans to test the long-range air defense system\u2019s capabilities, a Turkish military source confirmed to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The S-400 will be tested at the Sinop test field, and the city\u2019s civil aviation authorities have banned all flights between Sinop and Unyem, east of the test field, at an altitude of less than 25,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials reported the S-400 will be fired eastward during the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The batteries were transported to Sinop on eight-wheel drive military trucks. Military officials said a batch of 10 U.K.-made Banshee target drones were also transported to Sinop for the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey first tested the S-400 air defense system on American-made F-16 fighter jets in November. The first batch of the system was delivered to Ankara in July 2019. Turkey and Russia are currently negotiating the purchase of a second batch based on co-production or off-the-shelf purchase with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2020\/01\/10\/wests-reluctance-to-share-tech-pushes-turkey-further-into-russian-orbit\/\" target=_blank>technology transfer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey agreed to the $2.5 billion S-400 acquisition at the end of 2017. 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