{"id":54382,"date":"2017-11-28T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/28\/its-a-done-deal-turkey-plans-to-deploy-russian-air-defense-system-in-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:01:58","slug":"its-a-done-deal-turkey-plans-to-deploy-russian-air-defense-system-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/11\/28\/its-a-done-deal-turkey-plans-to-deploy-russian-air-defense-system-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s a done deal\u2019: Turkey plans to deploy Russian air-defense system in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 A top government official in Ankara has said the deployment of a long-range air and anti-missile defense system that Turkey plans to acquire from Russia will be deployed in the country in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said the Turkish contract with Russia for a single S-400 involves an option for the purchase of a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis contract has been signed and a down payment has been made. It\u2019s a done deal,\u201d Canikli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish procurement officials said that if the two countries agreed to opt for the option clause \u2014 for a second system \u2014 then Turkey will demand technological know-how. \u201cThis is a matter to be discussed at later stages,\u201d one official said, refusing to comment on the level of technology transfer Turkey requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he did say Turkey wants to have a customized identification, friend or foe, or IFF, system on the S-400s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to make it [the S-400] a standalone system we can operate with our own source codes, including the IFF,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t