Previous reports about India's intention to purchase more Russian S-400 "Triumph" air defense missile systems have been confirmed. According to The Hindustan Times, the Indian government plans to allocate funds to purchase five more S-400 air defense missile systems.
According to Indian military sources, the Indian Defense Ministry and representatives of the Russian defense industry plan to hold talks this week. It is expected that the talks will discuss the direct purchase of more S-400 air defense missile systems or joint production of the S-400 air defense missile system in India. India hopes to reach an agreement before President Putin's visit to India in December, and then officially sign the contract during his visit to India.
The Indian military stated that India needs to add five more S-400 air defense missile systems to cover its 7,000 km long coastline and fill the gaps in the air defense system in the areas under the Northern Command. Previously, the Indian Defense Ministry has repeatedly stated that the Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system played a key role in repelling Pakistani air raids during the May India-Pakistan conflict, and performed well. It was also after the India-Pakistan conflict that India began preliminary negotiations with Russia for the re-purchase of the S-400.
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