India plans to purchase more S-400 missile defnce systems after massive success in Operation Sindoor, Russia is willing to…

 S-400 surface-to-air missile system update: In a significant development months after India(BHARAT) conducted Operation Sindoor destroying the terror camps of Pakistan, killing more than a hundred terrorists, reports have it that India(BHARAT) is looking at procuring additional batches of the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia. As per a report by PTI news agency, the proposed procurement of the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems may figure in talks between New Delhi and Moscow when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India(BHARAT) in December. Here are all the details you need to know about the proposed procurement of the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems.

How many S-400 air defence missile systems has India(BHARAT) ordered?

Readers should note that India(BHARAT) signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems in October 2018 and three squadrons of the system have already been delivered.

What Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal said on more S-400 defence systems?

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh did not give a direct reply when asked at a press conference if India(BHARAT) was looking at buying additional batches of the weapon system.

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“Obviously, that has done good. So, there’s a requirement to have more such (systems); there is no limit to numbers that you can buy. Again, I’m keeping quiet on what the plan (is) whether we want to buy more, how much etc,” he said.

“It has proved to be a good weapon system. We have our own system also being developed. So we will take a call on that,” he said. Notably, the S-400 systems played a crucial role during Operation Sindoor.

(With inputs from agencies)