How are things (military) between Russia and Turkey
The article by Giuseppe Gagliano
As we have emphasized several times, relations between Turkey and Russia are complex, articulated and certainly contradictory relations. This probably also depends on the fact that Turkey is obtorto collo forced to implement a multilateral foreign policy: one of collaboration, for example, with NATO but also one in conflict with it; of collaboration with Russia but also of limited and limited opposition to Russia.
As a demonstration of what we are saying, from a military point of view, there is a clear contrast between the Turkish drone Bayraktar and the Pantsir short-range air defense system. In fact, Turkey's sale of drones to Ukraine is certainly an important military support to a nation that is now increasingly open to conflict with Russia.
In fact, let us not forget that Russia is accumulating a very significant military force around Ukraine that is not excluded, it could also be extended to Belarus, a fighting force that also makes use of the Pantsir system. The Turkish drones that are currently in the hands of Ukraine will certainly not be able to stop or even put an end to a possible Russian attack in Ukraine. But if there is a real conflict, then a confrontation between the Turkish drones and the Russian system will become inevitable.
However, the fact remains that the performance of Pantsir S that come from Syria and Libya was certainly not optimal: in fact, as many as 23 Pantsir systems have been eliminated and many of these precisely by the attacks of Bayraktar drones.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/russia-turchia-droni-pantsir/ on Sat, 25 Dec 2021 07:09:23 +0000.