India, Russia in Talks on Expanding S-400 Missile Deal.
India and Russia are negotiating additional supplies of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, a senior Russian defence official told state agency TASS. Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said India already operates the S-400 and fresh deliveries are under discussion.
India signed a $5.5 billion deal in 2018 for five S-400 Triumf systems, aimed at strengthening its air defence against regional threats. Deliveries have been delayed, with the last two units now due in 2026 and 2027. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this week that Moscow valued India’s refusal to bow to U.S. pressure to cut purchases from Russia.
Despite growing defence imports from France and Israel, Russia remains India’s largest arms supplier, accounting for 36% of deliveries between 2020 and 2024, according to SIPRI. The partnership also covers joint projects such as BrahMos missiles, AK-203 rifles, Su-30MKI fighters, T-90 tanks, and the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
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