Turkey Warns West It Will Continue to Shop Around for Missiles
- Purchase of Russian S-400 saw Turkey ejected from F-35 program
- Cavusoglu makes clear scale of Turkey’s missile intentions
The S-400 air defence system from Russia is activated for testing at Turkish Air Force's Murdet Air Base in Ankara, Turkey in 2019.
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Turkey said it would continue to turn to other providers of air-defense weapons if traditional western allies fail to deliver, suggesting the rancor prompted by Ankara’s decision to buy Russian missiles may be repeated.
The Turkish military needs upgrades far beyond the scope of its current purchase of an advanced S-400 system from Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview on Thursday.