S-300 missile system

Russia is discussing the deliveries of S-300 air defense system battalions with Serbia.

Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Director Dmitry Shugaev said this on Wednesday, Sputnik is reporting.

The attempt to find some common ground over Syria dominated the talks on May 3rd between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin. But the meeting between the Turkish and Russian presidents also touched on another subject of concern to Turkey’s NATO allies. A deal has been agreed in principle for Russia to sell Turkey its potent S-400 long-range air-defence system. A price has yet to be agreed.

Serbian defense system, upon completion of negotiations on the purchase of weapons from Russia and Belarus, will consist of three rings of protection, Telegraf writes.

BELGRADE - Serbia will get eight Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighters and two Buk missile systems as a gift from Belarus, Serbian Defense Minister Zoran Djordevic told the Politika Serbian daily newspaper.

The deliveries, provided on a no-pay basis under the condition that Serbia cover repair and modernization expenses, are expected to be completed in 2018, Djordevic said.