Erdogan: S-400 could be delivered earlier than scheduled

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the delivery of the Russian S-400 missile defense systems could be earlier than initially planned, AFP reported.

"The S-400 missile defense system was to be delivered in July, maybe we will bring this forward," Erdogan was quoted as having told Turkish journalists on board his plane after a Russia visit, the local Hurriyet newspaper said.