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Turkey tests S-400 against American fighters
José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
7/13/2020
Turkey, one of the most recent users of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system, considered by many to be the most effective in the world, is rapidly advancing its ability to understand and use this system.
Sources reveal that the country now carries out real tests of the system and the planes of the time are the American fighters F-16 and F-4. The Turkish air force operates these models and logically will not miss the opportunity to calibrate and adjust the radar of the S-400 to efficiently detect these planes. After all, they are the most widespread North American manufactured fighters in the world today and the possibility of developing an air defense against this deadly jet is a military resource that cannot be ignored.
The United States, predictably, has been angry at Ankara's attitudes towards buying and developing its ability to use the S400.
But probably Washington's biggest concern is the F-35. Turkey, even though aware that it would lose access to the F-35 fighters, of which it is part of the production chain, did not seem to worry much and carried out the import and installation of the S400 in its territory.
The agreement with Russia amounts to two and a half billion US dollars and aims to provide the country with two battalions of this notorious Russian system, feared worldwide.
It is also planned to supply future units of the same system and even partial technology transfer.
The current operators of the system are Russia, China, Belarus, Algeria and now Turkey itself. Future operators will be India and, amazingly, Saudi Arabia, an ally of Washington that apparently was captivated by the quality of the Russian system.
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José PEDRO Magalhães Ramos
He is a professional with almost four decades of experience in aviation. Having worked at Rio Sul and TAM in the 1980s and in the 1990's, joined Vasp where he spent 10 years in the Engineering area. He then created and operated the website www.aerospace.com.br for 4 years, now extinct and in 2004 he joined Gol, having stayed until 2017 and passed in various technical and business areas. Currently as a technical consultant still-and always-in the aviation area, he dedicates his private time to create and operate this our portal!
   
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