Russia Ready to Supply S-400 Anti Aircraft Missile Systems to India

Russia is preparing to supply S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to India and both sides are discussing the terms of the sale. The contract has not yet been signed.

About S-400 Missile Systems

The S-400 Triumf is an anti-aircraft weapon system developed in the 1990s by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau.
It has been in service with the Russian Armed Forces since 2007.
The S-400 uses four missiles to fill its performance envelope: the very-long-range 40N6 (400 km), the long-range 48N6 (250 km), the medium-range 9M96E2 (120 km) and the short-range 9M96E (40 km).
The S-400 has been described, as of 2017, as "one of the best air-defence systems currently made."
Development of the S-400 system began in the late 1980s, and the system was announced by the Russian Air Force in January 1993.
On 12 February 1999 the first, reportedly-successful tests were performed at Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan, and the S-400 was scheduled for deployment by the Russian army in 2001.
The S-400 Triumf long-range air defence missile system has the capability to destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones at ranges of up to 400 km.
It is capable of firing three types of missiles, creating a layered defence, and simultaneously engaging 36 targets.

India and Russia have been in talks for over a year for the purchase of at least five systems of S-400 that will be a game changer in the region.