The delivery is part of a $5.43 billion agreement signed between India and Russia in 2018 for the acquisition of five S-400 regimental systems.
- Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared proposal for procurement of five additional S-400 systems, which form a key pillar of India’s layered air defence architecture.
- India’s acquisition of S-400 systems from Russia triggered the threat of US’ CAATSA sanctions but US has not yet imposed such sanctions on India.
About S-400
- Origin: Russian Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system developed by Almaz-Antey and it is also known as SA-21 Growler (NATO Codename).
- Integrated System: Combines advanced radars, missile launchers, command-and-control centre, and autonomous target detection systems.
- Layered Air Defence: Employs four missile types with ranges of 40 km, 120 km, 250 km and 400 km.
- Target Spectrum: Capable of engaging aircraft, stealth aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
- Detection Capability: Can detect aerial targets up to 600 km away and track multiple targets simultaneously.
- Mobility: Road-mobile system capable of rapid deployment and redeployment.
- AI enabled: S-400 will be integrated with AI-enabled decision-support capabilities aimed at improving threat prioritisation and target selection.
Major Air & Missile Defence Systems
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