I am extremely perplexed about a simple purchase to overcome the need supposedly urgent of an anti-ballistic shield.
Even if Turkey procures the S-400 without transferring technology and with all the annoyances that go with it, such as non-integration with the NATO system - decreases greatly its efficiency -. It will take at least 1 to 1 year and a half to manufacture and deliver the system. And almost 1 year longer for the training of mens. This is already 2 years to 2 years and half lost over the 5 years.
Not to mention the mutual protection Article 5 (Its commitment clause defines the
casus foederis. It commits each member state to consider an armed attack against
one member state, in Europe or North America, to be an armed attack against
them all) - which will call on the MIM-104 Patriot German or Italian system stationed on the continent - in the event of real threats which may be invoked by Turkey.
If he had just a concealed secret ploy of 'stopgap' - I do not know who in Turkey - its programs would not even exist:
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/turk...dates-discussions.332876/page-51#post-9498166
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/turk...dates-discussions.332876/page-49#post-9453328
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