{"id":114697,"date":"2026-06-19T04:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/nato-installs-the-iron-dome-in-turkey-to-strengthen-the-alliances-air-defense-in-this-region\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:01:23","slug":"nato-installs-the-iron-dome-in-turkey-to-strengthen-the-alliances-air-defense-in-this-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/nato-installs-the-iron-dome-in-turkey-to-strengthen-the-alliances-air-defense-in-this-region\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO installs the &#8220;Iron Dome&#8221; in Turkey, to strengthen the Alliance&#8217;s air defense in this region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An Italian SAMP\/T air defense system has been deployed in central Turkey as part of NATO&#8217;s permanent defense plan aimed at strengthening the Alliance&#8217;s air defense capabilities, announced the Turkish Ministry of Defense on Thursday, reports EFE, as relayed by Agerpres.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system was installed at the command center of an air base in the Konya province, located in the heart of Anatolia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAMP\/T is a ground-to-air missile defense system developed by Italy and France in the 1990s and operational since 1997.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, the project, named &#8220;Steel Dome&#8221;, aims to strengthen Turkey&#8217;s multilayered air and missile defense capabilities, to increase its deterrence capacity, and to ensure national security at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Turkey continues to develop its own air defense systems in response to the ever-changing security environment, added the Turkish government, which, next month, will host the NATO leaders&#8217; summit in Ankara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Italian SAMP\/T air defense system has been deployed in central Turkey as part of NATO&#8217;s permanent defense plan aimed at strengthening the Alliance&#8217;s air defense capabilities, announced the Turkish Ministry of Defense on Thursday, reports EFE, as relayed by Agerpres. 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