DefenceTalkTurkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile-defense systems despite a U.S. threat that Ankara will be excluded from the F-35 fighter jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on June 13. Cavusoglu’s statement came a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped to persuade the United States […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-rejects-u-s-ultimatums-vows-not-to-back-down-on-russia-missile-deal-72326/

DefenceTalkIndia is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New Delhi has been “heard and understood” by the US administration over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for $5.2 billion, the minister said in an interview this week. Indian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-hopes-to-avoid-us-sanctions-over-russian-missile-deal-72265/

DefenceTalkTurkey on Thursday accused the US State Department of making false claims about rows during a meeting between the top US and Turkish diplomats, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he stood by the account. The NATO allies are at odds over issues including US support for a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-says-us-distorted-meeting-but-pompeo-stands-by-it-72251/

DefenceTalkUS Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Tuesday he was confident that Turkey would drop its plan to purchase the Russian S-400 missile defense system and buy the US Patriot system instead. A day after Washington put a freeze on its joint F-35 fighter jet program with Turkey in protest to the S-400 deal, Shanahan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-expects-turkey-to-buy-us-missile-system-72242/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: About 100 Chinese military servicemen will undergo a course of instruction in Russia in March-June in the operation of the air defense system S-400 Triumf. They will be trained to operate the second regimental set of this system, to be handed over to China in the second half of the year, a military-diplomatic source […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-train-100-chinese-servicemen-for-second-regiment-of-s-400-72204/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. State Department said it had warned Turkey that if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian air defense system. State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said March 5 that Washington might reconsider giving Turkey access to the advanced F-35 fighter jet program if it buys the Russian S-400 system. “We’ve clearly warned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warns-turkey-again-over-purchase-of-russian-air-defense-system-72196/

DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it was “out of the question” to reconsider a controversial deal to buy a top-line Russian anti-missile system and he might even look at other purchases. The United States, a long-standing NATO ally and supplier of much of Turkey’s military equipment, has pressed Ankara to drop the S-400 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-determined-to-go-ahead-with-russian-missile-deal-72184/

DefenceTalkThe United States has deployed its advanced THAAD missile defense system temporarily to Israel for a joint military exercise, the first of its kind, officials said Monday. The two countries confirmed the deployment, with Israel’s military stressing it was “not related to any specific current event.” It is the first such exercise in Israel, although […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-thaad-missile-defense-in-israel-for-exercise-72169/

DefenceTalkIsrael said it carried out a successful test Tuesday with the United States of ballistic missile interceptors jointly developed by the allies, in the face of growing tensions with Iran. The test came a day after the latest deadly exchange of fire between Israel and Iranian forces operating in Syria. The Arrow 3 interceptor system, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-test-ballistic-missile-interceptor-72076/

DefenceTalkNato and Russian officials will hold talks this week, the alliance said Monday, with the future of a key Cold War era arms treaty hanging by a thread. Diplomats said the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be on the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the Nato-Russia Council, which is also expected to cover the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-russia-to-hold-talks-amid-missile-treaty-crisis-72068/