Turkey ‘to deploy surface-to-air missiles’ to Cyprus

The Turkish government is planning to deploy surface-to-air missiles to Cyprus, with the conflict in the Middle East ongoing, according to reports on Wednesday.

Turkish newspaper Sabah reported that Turkish-made Hisar missiles will be stationed on the island, and that their deployment will follow the stationing of six Turkish F-16 fighter jets at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport since Monday.

Hisar missiles use infrared homing to lock onto their targets, tracking them using the light they emit.