Delivery of second S-400 squadron could see a slight delay due to Russia-Ukraine war

There is a slight delay in the delivery of the second S-400 squadron from Russia owing to the war with Ukraine, a defence ministry source told Times of India.

The report said that Russia has delivered simulators and other training equipment for the air defence system.

The IAF will get five S-400 squadrons from Russia at an interval of six months. The first S-400 was delivered in December.


The IAF has deployed the first S-400 squadron on the Western front.

The delivery of S-400 will add more heft to India's defences against both the adversaries - Pakistan and China. The system is capable of taking down targets from a distance of over 400 km.

The $ 5.43 billion was inked in 2018, with deliveries scheduled from 2021.