Turkey: Four NATO Missile Batteries Operational

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
January 30, 2013

Four Patriot batteries operational in Turkey

(Bundeswehr photograph)

NATO now has command and control of two Dutch and two German Patriot batteries located in Adana and Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkey. These four Patriot anti-missile systems are now actively defending these locations from missile threats.

Allies have committed to a total of six Patriot batteries to augment Turkey’s air defences.The remaining two US Patriot batteries, which are expected to come under NATO command in the coming days, will be located in Gaziantep.

With full operational capability, the NATO Patriots will be capable of defending 3.5 million people in Turkey against missile attacks [sic].

(NATO photograph)