5 S-400 air defense systems to be delivered to India in 2025, as per schedule: Russia

5 S-400 air defense systems to be delivered to India in 2025, as per schedule: Russia

New Delhi: Russia on Friday said that five S-400 air defense systems will be delivered to India in 2025, as per schedule.

At a press briefing, the Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev and charge d’affaires, Roman Babushkin said that the production of the S-400 air defense systems had already begun.

“Five systems will be delivered in 2025,” Babushkin said, adding that this year the Indian armed forces will receive the first batch of the 5000 Kalashnikov machine guns produced by Russia here in India.

Also, 60 helicopters Ka-2267 will be supplied and 140 produced in India after the contracts are signed. The deputy of the Russian mission in India said that the agreement on the joint production of spare parts of military hardware will be implemented soon, as well.

In view of the success of Russian-Indian JV Brahmos, the two countries were further upgrading missile precision, range and speed, he said.

“It is a unique weapon, even many developed countries don’t possess it. Demand is huge in third world countries. All options are on the table. In order to proceed we have to make sure that the international law is respected,” Babushkin said.

“It will be a landmark year in our ties, we will focus on the implementation of the decisions made during Vladivostok summit last year, take forward new initiatives and further strengthen our perfect mutual understanding.” (IANS)

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