On: What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped

[sofixa]

That's why it was funny that Turkey was ostracized for buying Russian/Chinese SAMs ( was it S-400 last or a Chinese version). What else could they possibly buy? The Patriot system isn't even close, and doesn't seem to be working too well for the UAE ( but then again we don't know how S-300/400/500 would deal against drones and light missiles)

[denton-scratch → sofixa]

My guess is that Russia doesn't have that many S-xxx missile systems, and further that they are much more expensive than the Turkish drones. I imagine they're keeping their powder dry, against the risk of NATO planes appearing over Ukraine.

[UltraViolence → sofixa]

Turkey bought S-300 systems and were pummeled for it.

I find this puzzling since Greece, also a NATO member, also purchased Russian S-300 systems but weren't penalized for it.

[lakis → UltraViolence]

  Turkey bought S-400. Greece got S-300. Different systems.

[UltraViolence → lakis]

S-400 is an upgrade of the older S-300. Very similar, although the former may require internet connectivity and that's probably what worries NATO.

There are a myriad of versions of the S-300, from the original SA-10 introduced in the late 70's to the newest MPU version.