The first batch of Russian S-400 air defence missile systems will be delivered to India by the end of 2021. The news was confirmed by Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy director-general of the ‘Almaz – Antey’ Air and Space Defence Corporation.
“I am ready to confirm that by the end of this year supplies will begin following the schedule and contractual obligations of the Russian side,” he said at a meeting with representatives of foreign media.
In February 2020, the Russian Federation began production of the S-400 for India.
The contract for the supply of the complexes Moscow and Delhi was signed in October 2018. Five regiments of the latest air defence systems will cost New Delhi $ 5.43 billion (more than 3 trillion rubles). This deal was named the largest in the history of Rosoboronexport.
The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system can destroy modern air attack targets, including ballistic missiles. The detection range is up to 600 km, the radius of the cover zone is 400 km. The S-400 complex was bought from Russia by China, Turkey and India.
