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25/12/22 15:29 PM IST

Russia to supply third S-400 air defence missile system to India by Feb 2023

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  • Despite its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, the Russian government is working towards applying the third S-400 air defence systems to India in time by January -February next year.
S-400 system
  • It is an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile system.
  • The S-400 is known as Russia’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system.
  • Capable of handling multiple objects: It is capable of simultaneously tracking numerous incoming objects including aircraft, missiles and UAVs in a radius of a few hundred kilometres and launching appropriate missiles to neutralise them.
  • It is capable of protecting its air defence bubble against rockets, missiles, cruise missiles and even aircraft.
  • Radars: It has radars that can pick up an incoming object up to a distance of 1,000 kilometres, track several dozen incoming objects simultaneously, distribute the targets to missile systems and ensure a high success rate.
Source- India Today

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