ANKARA, March 18 (Reuters) - NATO is deploying another U.S. Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are located in the Incirlik Air Base,

The latest deployment brings the number of NATO Patriot batteries stationed in Turkey to three.

The second Patriot system comes from NATO’s Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany, the Turkish Ministry of Defense said.

Turkey deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defence ​systems to northern Cyprus on Monday to boost the security of the Turkish ‌community, its defence ministry said, pledging to take further measures if needed because of the U.

Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean,

Turkey's top diplomat said Saturday that Iran was denying responsiblity for firing ballistic missiles towards Turkey despite evidence from technical data. "Of course, there is technical data

NATO is looking into reinforcing further its ballistic missile defense capacity in Turkey against threats from neighboring Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

Regional tensions linked to the Iran–Israel conflict have prompted several nearby countries to raise their defence alert levels. In response to these concerns, Turkey has also shifted additional military equipment and personnel to northern Cyprus as a precaution.

Turkey did not say where the missile was intercepted. But residents near Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, reported hearing sirens and a loud boom.

Adana’s Incirlik Air Base hosts troops from the United States, Qatar, Spain, Poland, and Turkey. The deployment follows last week’s positioning of a Patriot system in southeastern Malatya province, near a NATO radar base, as part of steps to strengthen air defences against missile threats linked to the Iran war.