The Turkish army tested a long-range missile for the Hisar-O air defense system. The Turkish Hisar-O medium-range air defense system is expected to become the basis of Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system. The missile reportedly successfully hit a target at a distance of more than 40 kilometers. The Hisar-O air defense system was first unveiled by the Turkish company Aselsan in 2015. The Hisar-O air defense system is capable of detecting and tracking a fighter-type target at a distance of up to 60 km. On August 15, the Turkiye newspaper reported that Turkey intends to use Russian S-400 air defense systems until its own air defense system is created.
Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted a joint patrol in northeastern Syria. The patrol was conducted within the framework of the provisions of the Russian-Turkish memorandum of understanding. The meeting of Russian and Turkish servicemen took place at the Sheyrek checkpoint. More than 40 servicemen of the armed forces of Turkey and Russia took part in the patrol. The column from the Russian side included armored vehicles "Tiger", "Typhoon" and "VPK-Ural", from the Turkish side - armored vehicles "Kirpi". From the air, the patrol was covered by Russian Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters. Technical information about the equipment is on the channel. The main objectives of the patrol were to control the situation in the region and prevent the resumption of the armed conflict. To this end, Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted a visual inspection of the area in a 10-kilometer zone
