German media: Why the Russian s-400 buys "the whole world"
Anti-aircraft missile system s-400 Triumph at the exhibition area on the ground Kadamovsky. Archive photo
MOSCOW, 11 Dec — RIA Novosti. The demand for Russian anti-aircraft missile systems s-400 "Triumph" is so great that even the representative of the manufacturer "Flirty" States: the possibilities of production of these systems is not unlimited, writes the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung[1].
The newspaper reminds that six months ago it became known about the deal to sell s-400 to China. Prior to that, on the supply systems of Russia agreed with the "arming India". Last week was concluded two major deals: Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
According to the adviser of Russian President Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems was a long queue — are showing interest in Southeast Asia, the middle East and "some other countries".
The author of the article explains why the deal is beneficial for Turkey: as a NATO country, it defiantly makes it clear that refuses us military aid.
However, this "act of political disobedience" without the military advantages of the Russian system would not sense stressed by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
"Mobile upgraded s-400 system is actually a group of launchers is considered to be very effective, as it can capture and automatically attack a variety of targets: fighters, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, such as Awacs; ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, and even the stealth bombers," writes the author.
"It has proved its superiority over the others, it really is the best air defense system in existence today", — quotes the German newspaper Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation.
Arms expert, a former Colonel Wolfgang Richter, believes that the Russian s-400 belong to the "high-end products in the international market."
"They are certainly better than the American "patriot" systems, that is Germany," he says. — And less costly".
For Russia, the recent large transactions is also very important: they confirm her reputation as the nation's second-largest exporter of arms in the world. In addition, the first delivery of s-400 in a NATO country meets the strategic ambitions of Moscow: the United States from its transactions with Turkey was "not too happy".
"However, the other NATO member — Greece — has bought Russian s-300 missiles, but much more quietly than is now Turkey," — said the author.
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