If Pakistan attacks again, India can now defend with..., India's S-400 air defence system is now...
S-400 air defence system upgrade: After the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed twenty-two people in India and was linked to Pakistan, India responded with Operation Sindoor, killing more than a hundred terrorists across nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. India also destroyed several of Pakistan's airbases including the famous Nur Khan airbase during the recent tensions between the two countries, highlighting the inefficiency of the Pakistani Chinese-supplied HQ-9 air defence systems. However, Pakistan tried to attack India again but failed to do any harm due to India's S-400 air defense system. In the recent update, India is now reportedly upgrading the famous Russian supplied S-400 air defense system. India plans to upgrade S-400 air defence system
As told earlier, India's S-400 air defense system protected India against the missile attack by Pakistan in which it reportedly used Chinese CM-400AKG missile but in order to upgrade it, the Indian Air Force is now planning to deploy indigenous quick-reaction systems like VL-SRSAM and QRSAM, developed by DRDO, to enhance close-range protection. These systems, with ranges of up to 80 km and 30 km respectively, feature advanced radar and integration capabilities India to get remaining S-400 missile systems by 2026
In a significant development for India, Russia has announced that it is committed to delivering the remaining units of the S-400 air defence system to India by 2025-2026. The country's Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Roman Babushkin, recently said that the system performed 'very efficiently' during the recent India-Pakistan tensions.
Babushkin also hinted at expanding bilateral cooperation with India in air defence and anti-drone systems, as per a report by PTI.
Babushkin confirmed that the contract for the remaining two S-400 units is on track, with deliveries expected to be completed by 2025-26, in line with publicly announced timelines.
India signed a USD 5.43 billion deal with Russia in 2018 for five squadrons of the S-400 Triumf missile system, a state-of-the-art air defence platform capable of engaging multiple aerial threats at long ranges. Three squadrons have already been delivered. On the potential expansion of defence collaboration, Babushkin expressed openness to further dialogue.
(With inputs from agencies)
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