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Amid ongoing tensions successful West Asia, India is acceptable to person the remaining 2 units of the S-400 aerial defence strategy from Russia this year, with 1 expected arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent period and the last transportation scheduled for November.
A elder authoritative successful the Ministry of Defence confirmed that India is successful adjacent coordination with its Russian counterparts to guarantee timely delivery. The substance has besides been discussed astatine the highest levels, underscoring the strategical value of the system.
“Out of the remaining 2 S-400 systems, 1 volition beryllium delivered adjacent period [April] and the past 1 by November this year,” the authoritative said, adding that the timeline has been expedited aft earlier delays caused by proviso concatenation disruptions and the Russia–Ukraine war. Earlier, it was indicated that last deliveries could widen to 2027..
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India signed a $5.43 cardinal woody with Russia successful 2018 for 5 squadrons of the S-400 system. So far, 3 units person already been inducted into service, with the remaining 2 present expected to beryllium delivered wrong the stipulated timeframe.
In Indian service, the S-400 has been named ‘Sudarshan Chakra’, inspired by the mythological limb of Lord Krishna. The strategy is susceptible of engaging aerial threats astatine ranges of up to 400 km, including combatant jets, ballistic missiles, and drones.
The contented of transportation timelines was besides discussed during a bilateral gathering betwixt Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov successful Qingdao successful June past year. Russia had past assured India of adhering to the agreed schedule.
The S-400 strategy has already demonstrated its operational effectiveness. During Operation Sindoor, the deployed systems played a captious relation successful intercepting and neutralising incoming missiles and drones, importantly bolstering India’s aerial defence capabilities.
Last month, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Mr. Singh had accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of 288 S-400 missiles from Russia astatine a outgo of ₹10,000 crore.
