Russia will supply India with the first division of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) by the end of 2021. This was announced on Sunday, November 14, by the director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev before the start of the Dubai Airshow.
"The first division will be delivered by the end of the year," he said, answering a question from RIA Novosti journalists.
Earlier, on November 14, it was reported that Russia began to supply India with the S-400.
The S-400 Triumph is a new generation long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile system. Designed for highly effective destruction of strategic and tactical aircraft.
On August 25, Shugaev said that the delivery of the first regimental set of S-400 air defense systems to India was planned before the end of the year. Russia began production of the S-400 for India in February 2020.
In 2015, the Indian Defense Procurement Council approved a potential contract. The contract for the supply of S-400 was signed in 2018. Five regiments of the latest air defense systems will cost New Delhi $5.43 billion (more than 3 trillion rubles). This transaction was called the largest in the history of Rosoboronexport.
On October 1, Politico magazine analyst Paul McLeary said that the transfer of five Russian S-400 systems to India would be a serious test for the Indo-Pacific strategy of the administration of US President Joe Biden.
He drew attention to the fact that this agreement "has long been of concern to Washington." In this case, as McLeary clarified, the main problem lies in the law "On Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions" (CAATSA).
