For many years, air space and the air defense system in the quest to protect strategic positions of Turkey has taken the most concrete step in this regard. Between Turkey and Russia, which is shown as the best of the S-400 air defense systems in the world have signed an agreement for the purchase.
Following this agreement, the S-400 air defense systems to Turkey would gain or lose they began to be discussed.
What do the experts say about the S-400? In this series of articles, we discussed the military, political, economic and international relations dimensions of the S-400 to the most important details with the most competent names. Milli Gazete opens the most comprehensive S-400 files contained in the press Turkey. Here are all aspects of the S-400s.
Russian-made S-400s are an outstanding air defense system developed to protect strategically important political, economic and military targets. So, what features does this system, which is described as one of the best air defense systems in the world? What are the advantages of taking the case to Turkey? Is the system a threat to NATO? Which regions will be installed? What are the superior features of other air defense systems?
Turkey is keeping as an active force in Europe and Asia to the African continent by linking geopolitics and geographical proximity to the Middle East. Carries a great importance to the strategic direction for Turkey's defense needs, it was a matter of protecting the temperature constantly on the agenda in recent years. which in many years, seeking to renew its air defense systems to Turkey, with a period United States Patriotls then the China HQ-9 and finally France / Italy co-production produced by the EUROSAI SAMP/T system to receive conducted interviews.
However, after the lack of reconciliation with these countries, it was finally decided in Russia's S-400s. 2 system and consists of 4 batteries S-400 long-range decision to buy High Altitude Air Defense Missile since 2017 include negotiations with Russia and the two countries in January 2018 month in Russia Turkey with the agreement reached in the methods of credit for the payment of 2.5 billion dollars he gave.
Russian-made S-400s are an outstanding air defense system developed to protect strategically important political, economic and military targets. So, what features does this system, which is described as one of the best air defense systems in the world? What are the advantages of taking the case to Turkey? Is the system a threat to NATO? Which regions will be installed? What are the superior features of other air defense systems? Retired Air Pilot Major General Beyazıt Karataş answered many of our questions, especially the technical features of the S-400s.
S-400’S SUPERIOR PROPERTIES IN AIR DEFENSE
Retired Major General Beyazıt Karataş: Describes the technical characteristics of the S-400 with the following sentences:
The S-400 Long Range High-Altitude Air Defense System, which was developed after the production of S-300 missiles during the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), has been included in Russia's weapon inventory since 2007. S400s designed to destroy combat aircraft, radar detection and control aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, strategic and tactical aircraft, operational-tactical ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets and other advanced air strike vehicles; short, medium and long range missiles can use at the same time. The S-400 is capable of detecting a target within 600 kilometers of its radar; It has the ability to hit targets at 400 kilometers with a very long-range 40N6 missile, 250 kilometers with a long-range 48N6 missile, 120 kilometers with a mid-range 9M96E2 missile and 40 kilometers with a short-range 9M96E missile."
AN IMPORTANT WILL FILL GAPS IN TURKEY AIR DEFENSE
Russian-made S-400 Russ US, China, France / Italy origin from other air defense systems that distinguish what is one of the features that are curious. Beyazıt Karataş provides the following information:
"The S-400s are an air defense system, not an attack weapon. S-400's, Turkey's, especially in high-altitude long-range air defense systems since the 1990s will feel the lack of it fills an important gap. S-400 Long Range High Altitude Air Defense System, Turkey's agenda entering other general long-range high-altitude air defense systems in terms of resources and capabilities from 2 to 5 times better features."
REGIONS where S-400s will be placed
It is also a question of where the S-400s will be deployed within our borders. Retired Major General Beyazıt Karataş answers this question:
"S-400 are to be used in the defense will be stationed in Turkey's priority strategic objectives. That threat assessment to be appropriate, Turkey's capital, east-west, north-south can be deployed in each region. The system of mobile (cellular) to Turkey that it will acquire the operations elestikiyet. Turkey's geographic location placed in each system, and their characteristics according to the geographical conditions of the terrain S-400 described at the beginning of the technique necessitates the recalculated value. The values shown on the maps are taken to the maximum and the actual values will vary depending on the location."
US/NATO AGAINST TURKEY IN HOSTILE ATTITUDE
After the end of the Cold War, the US and NATO in the process of regional policy is reminiscent of some Western countries in actions against Turkey's national integrity Karatas; "For years, some NATO members; their support for the terrorist organization PKK and its extensions, their policies in Iraq and Syria, their support for the terrorist organization FETÖ, their standing behind the July 15 coup attempt, and the preservation of a power of 60-100 thousand people in Syria consisting of the PKK/YPG. the study is clearly aimed at Turkey. This is the core of the US/NATO is not anything other than a hostile attitude towards Turkey. Of course, Turkey US/NATO itself constitutes a threat that will be questioned. The most important indicator of US/NATO and the West is opposed to Turkey's territorial integrity. It is now necessary to question the relations of alliance against these simple facts and take measures accordingly."
S-400s, unless there's an attack on Turkey, underlining that pose a threat to NATO Karatas; "The S-400s are an air defense system and not an attack weapon. It will be used very clearly against the enemies that will pose a threat to our country and homeland. This means that; it is a system that can be used against the threats of the enemy countries as they are brought to the agenda, not directly against NATO, but whether they come from the air whether they come from a NATO member country or not."
Turkey S-400 causes at explaining Beyazit Karatas behind insisted: "Turkey's S-400 If we said that persistent cause for missiles, the United States and some Western countries, the fight against Feton with the PKK and ypg'n extensions against Turkey it implements a hypocritical policy and supports terrorist organizations and threatens our country's security for years. US high-tech weapons with various excuses, in recent years, lower-capacity weapons on Turkey to renounce even sell guns to sell Patriot was directed to leave the country to do different resources and cooperation. YPG land forces PKK and Turkey, of course he said, since March 21, 1999 Feton hosts the ringleader, July 15 will apply some sanctions against countries and countries behind the coup attempt. One of them is the purchase of S-400 from Russia, which requires a political decision."