NATO is set to reinforce its air defence posture in Türkiye with the deployment of an Italian SAMP-T missile defence system to the central province of Konya, the Turkish defence ministry has announced.
The ministry said on Tuesday that the move is being carried out under NATO’s standing defence plans and is aimed at enhancing the alliance’s collective air defence capabilities.
The Italian-operated system will be stationed at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya, a key military hub in central Türkiye.
The SAMP-T, developed jointly by France and Italy, is a mobile surface-to-air missile system designed to intercept a range of threats, including fighter aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and certain ballistic missiles.
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