How S-400 Triumph will help India repulse air attacks by China, Pakistan
New Delhi, Oct 6: It was a major step step forward in terms of military capabilities for India after it inked the S-400 Triumf air defence system deal with Russia.
The
system
can
engage
up
to
36
targets
at
a
time
and
simultaneously
launch
72
missiles.
The
long
and
medium
range
air
defense
missile
system,
which
Air
Force
Chief
B
S
Dhanoa
said
will
provide
a
much
needed
"booster"
to
the
Air
Force,
is
designed
to
destroy
air
attacks,
including
stealth
aircraft
and
any
other
aerial
targets.
India, Russia sign deal for five S-400 Triumf air defence missiles
"The sides welcomed the conclusion of the contract for the supply of the S-400 Long Range Surface to Air Missile System to India," a joint statement released after the delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladmir Putin said.
The delivery of the missile systems, tipped to be over USD 5 billion, will start 24 months from the signing of the contract.
Acquiring the missile system will help repulse the air attacks by India's adversaries, especially Pakistan and China.
The signing of the deal assumes significance as China, too, has signed a deal with Russia to procure the same missile system.
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However, the deal comes under the purview of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which targets Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
India
has
conveyed
to
the
US
its
necessity
to
procure
this
air
defence
missile
system.
In
1999,
the
system
was
demonstrated
for
the
first
time
at
the
Kapustin
Yar
practice
range
(the
Astrakhan
Region)
to
then
defence
minister
Igor
Sergeyev.
The
trials
of
the
most
advanced
air
defense
missile
system
were
carried
out
in
the
2000s.
The missile system has been in service since April 2007.
The S-400 is based on the S-300PMU2 air defense missile complex.
The air defence missile system comprises a combat control post, a three-coordinate jam-resistant phased array radar to detect aerial targets, six-eight air defence missile complexes (with up to 12 transporter-launchers, and also a multi-functional four-coordinate illumination and detection radar), a technical support system, a missile transporting vehicles and a training simulator, experts said.
S-400 that India is buying from Russia can launch 72 missiles simultaneously
The S-400 system can also additionally include an all-altitude radar (detector) and movable towers for an antenna post, they said.
The target detection range of this system is up to 600 kilometres and its tactical ballistic missile destruction range varies from five kilometres to 60 kilometres.