This was told by the Deputy Head of the Pentagon for Procurement and Logistics Ellen Lord.
“We expect them to be fully operational by the end of the year,” TASS quoted her as saying.
Earlier in the White House said that the United States is still counting on Turkey to abandon the Russian S-400 air defense systems.
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, Turkey showed a “genuine interest” in the purchase of Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters.
He also noted that there is a high probability of concluding a new contract with Turkey for the supply of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems following the S-400 systems already acquired by Ankara.
In an interview with Nation News, military expert Boris Rozhin praised the statement by Assistant Chief of Staff of the British Air Force Julian Ball that the S-400 air defense system is the most dangerous type of Russian weapon.