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  • 04 December, 2021

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S-400 Triumpf

S-400 Triumpf

About S-400 Triumpf

  • As India prepares to receive the first batch of S-400 long-range air defence systems by year-end, the first group of Indian military specialists are scheduled to depart for Moscow soon to undergo training courses on the S-400.
  • S-400 supplies initiative is one of the flagship projects in the Russian-Indian military and military-technical cooperation, which historically constitutes the main pillar of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our two friendly countries.
  • Currently, Russia and India are deeply involved in the joint development and production of military equipment, components and spare parts as well as technology sharing, and improving after-sales service system. We have developed an advanced legal base for this purpose.
  • In October 2018, India signed a $5.43-billion deal with Russia for five S-400 Triumf regiments despite objections from the U.S. and the threat of sanctions under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
  • China was the first foreign buyer of S400 to make a government-to-government deal with Russia in 2014, while Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Belarus have all acquired the system since.

Source: PIB


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