Pentagon: Ankara`s purchase of Russian S-400 will deprive it of  access to NATO technologies

ArmInfo.Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems will deprive it of access to NATO technologies, said Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 

Air Force Heidi Grant.

According to her, Ankara's implementation of the announced plans to 

acquire S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia is likely to 

entail the adoption of other measures limiting Turkey's ability to 

purchase and use American multifunctional   F-35 fifth generation  of 

fighter-bombers

"Confirmation of the information on the actual achievement of the 

agreement between Moscow and Ankara on the acquisition of the S-400 

will have a serious impact on the further military cooperation of 

Turkey with NATO." Until now, the US has not subjected this 

transaction from the position of an influential member of the North 

Atlantic alliance to serious analysis. we intend to start considering 

the provision of cooperation with Turkey in the future, "said the 

representative of the US Air Force.

Grant said that the US strategy to cooperate with S-400 systems does 

not allow, stressing that the mentioned intentions of Turkey will 

significantly complicate the planned for 2018 transfer to this 

country of the first F-35 aircraft. "This causes serious concern not 

only for the US, as we must ensure the safety of high technology, but 

also for all our partners and allies that have already acquired the 

F-35," Grant summed up.