Russia to ship S-400 air defence methods to India on schedule: Report

Russia will ship an order of S-400 anti-aircraft methods to India throughout the agreed timeframe, Interfax information company quoted a senior Russian defence export official on Monday as saying.

India is the world’s largest arms importer and nonetheless largely makes use of Russian expertise for conventional arms, however officers in New Delhi have expressed concern that Russia’s warfare in Ukraine might delay deliberate deliveries of weapons and gear.

“The production of S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems is being carried out according to schedule,” Interfax quoted Dmitry Shugaev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, as saying.

“The delivery of the equipment of the S-400 Triumf system is expected to be completed within the agreed time frame,” he stated in feedback made throughout an armed forces occasion.

India bought the S-400 Triumf air defence system items in 2018 for $5.4 billion. Three of the methods have been delivered and two extra are nonetheless awaited.

The deliveries are scheduled to be accomplished by the top of 2024, in response to Interfax.

The Indian Air Force stated in March that the warfare in Ukraine was holding up very important defence provides from Russia.

New Delhi has been in search of in recent times to diversify imports or change them with home-built {hardware}.

It is shopping for French fighter jets, Israeli drones and U.S. jet engines. But Russia nonetheless accounted for $8.5 billion of the $18.3 billion India has spent on arms imports since 2017, in response to knowledge from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Edited By:

Aishwarya Dakhore

Published On:

Aug 14, 2023