In 2018, India signed a USD 5.43 billion deal with Russia for five squadrons of the S-400 Triumf missile system, of which three have been delivered and two still remain pending.
Russia will deliver two more units of the S-400 air defence system to India by 2025-2026. Notably, the S-400 was used during the recent Operation Sindoor launched by India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Roman Babushkin, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission in India, said that the S-400 performed very efficiently during the military action between India and Pakistan, also giving a hint on expanding bilateral cooperation with India in air defence and anti-drone systems.
“We heard that the S-400 performed very efficiently during the recent clashes between India and Pakistan. We have a long history of collaboration. The air defence systems, according to what we are experiencing, the situation in Europe and here, this is one of the promising topics of our partnership in defence preparation in general,” Babushkin told PTI Videos.
He also confirmed that the contract for the remaining two S-400 units is likely to be delivered by 2025-26.
Notably, in 2018, India signed a USD 5.43 billion deal with Russia for five squadrons of the S-400 Triumf missile system. While three squadrons have already been delivered, two still remain pending.
Speaking further on the expansion of defence collaboration, Babushkin said, “We are open to promotion of this partnership for the discussion of the expansion of dialogue on air defence systems.”
Responding to a query about the likely delivery schedule of the remaining S-400 missile systems, he stated, “The exact dates are not yet finalised, but it can happen anytime soon. We expect this month.”
Source : https://www.news18.com/india/india-to-receive-two-more-s-400-units-by-2025-26-russia-9365190.html
