S-400 air defense system contracted by India for about Rs 35,000 (File)
Dubai:
Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Russian state arms export company Rosoboronexport on Monday said that the first regiment of the Russian S-400 air defense missile system (PRO) will be delivered to India by the end of the year. 2021.
Russia’s Sputnik news agency quoted Mikheev as saying: “All assets of the first S-400 complex will be transferred to India by the end of 2021. He added that deliveries have started ahead of schedule. .
The head of Rosoboronexport also said that Indian experts had completed training in Russia and returned home. Mikheev adds: “Shortly after the new year, our specialists will come to India to hand over the equipment at its locations.
Last week, the director of Russia’s main defense export control organization said that Russia has started supplying India with the S-400 missile defense system.
“Russia has started supplying India with the S-400 air defense system,” the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev said at the Dubai air show. The FSMTC is the main defense export control organization of the Russian government.
Sources in the Indian defense industry say parts of the air defense system have begun arriving in India and they will be deployed for the first time at a location close to the western border, where it is located. can deal with threats from both the western and northern borders with Pakistan and China.
The S-400 air defense system has been contracted by India for about Rs 35,000 and 5 squadrons will be provided to India to tackle air threats from a distance of up to 400 km.
Sources say the device is being brought to India via both sea and air. The sources said that once the first squadron is deployed, the Air Force will begin to focus on the Eastern border along with providing resources to train personnel in the country.
The air defense system will give India an advantage in the skies over South Asia as it can shoot down enemy aircraft and cruise missiles from a distance of 400 km.
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