Delhi in talks with Moscow to buy additional batch of S-400 systems: Russian media

India is successful negotiations with Russia to acquisition further batches of S-400 long-range aerial defence systems, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) confirmed connected Tuesday.“Russia and India are negotiating the transportation of an further batch of S-400 Triumf aerial defence systems, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. Moscow said the S-400 ‘proved itself’ during Operation Sindoor, with India present expressing involvement successful expanding its inventory beyond the 5 regimental sets ordered nether the 2018 deal,” Russian state-controlled quality web RT India said connected X. TOI had earlier reported that India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had approved plans to acquisition 5 further regimental systems.The Indo-Russian talks travel arsenic Moscow works to wrapper up a $5.4 cardinal (approx Rs 40,000 crore) declaration signed successful 2018. While Russia successfully delivered the archetypal 3 S-400 systems by 2023 that India had successfully deployed on the occidental and bluish borders, the remaining 2 units person faced delays owed to Russia’s ongoing warfare with Ukraine. FSVTS main Dmitry Shugayev said past week that the outstanding deliveries are present backmost “on schedule”, with the last 2 units expected to get successful India immoderate clip this period and the past 1 successful Nov.

S-400 Triumf, besides called ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ successful India, served arsenic a captious game-changer during Op Sindoor, successfully neutralising hostile aerial assets and creating a protective umbrella implicit captious Indian aerial bases and cities.India has deployed these mobile systems successful strategical sectors to make a multi-layered aerial defence shield against threats from Pakistan and China. The defence ministry and DRDO are present moving connected integrating S-400 units with the indigenous Project Kusha (extended scope aerial defence strategy oregon ERADS) done the Indian Air Command and Control System (IACCS) to make a pan-India rocket shield. This network-centric model allows some systems to stock information and coordinate “buddy firing” without compromising India's strategical autonomy.