Turkish jets carrying out missions over the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean were 'harassed' by a Greek S-300 air defence system, Turkish Defence Ministry sources say
Türkiye has complained of repeated provocative actions and rhetoric by Greece in the region in recent months, saying such moves frustrate its good faith efforts for peace.
Turkish jets were "radar locked" on August 23 on a mission in international airspace, said the sources on Sunday, requesting anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media, describing the Greek harassment as a "hostile act" according to the NATO rules of engagement. The harassment came from a Russian-made S-300 air defence system stationed on the island of Crete, the sources said. , which purchased the previous version of the system nearly 25 years ago.Sources say that a NATO country, namely Greece, harassing another NATO country's warplanes through the Russian-made S-300 system is "against the principles of the NATO alliance.”
In April 2017, when its protracted efforts to buy an air defence system from the US proved futile, Türkiye signed a contract with Russia to acquire the state-of-the-art S-400s.
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