Russia has made a major announcement, planning to sell S500 to India! According to Indian media reports on May 12th, after the Indian S400 system was destroyed, Indian media reported that Russia proposed to jointly produce S500 air defense systems. Of course, whether the information from the Indian media is true remains unknown. But honestly, at this moment, Russia's proposal is very sudden and the timing is also very sensitive. However, Russia's proposal indirectly proves that India's S400 system was indeed destroyed.
Otherwise, why did Russia bring it up now? How do we view this event? Honestly, just after India's S400 was destroyed, and Russian Su-30 and other aircraft were also destroyed in the air battle, how much willingness does India have left to purchase Russian equipment? This is undoubtedly a question. From Russia's perspective, by making such a proposal, Russia may hope to stabilize its relationship with India and prevent India from getting too close to the United States.
However, from our perspective, even if Russia and India cooperate, this is an autonomous behavior of the two countries. If there is any implication against us, of course, we will defend our own interests. Moreover, after our military equipment performed excellently in the Indo-Pakistani conflict, we are not intimidated by any advanced foreign equipment.
Because, we are very clear about our own strength, which is sufficient to deal with all complex challenges. If we need to balance regional forces, our stealth fighters could also potentially offer export versions, especially since Pakistan shows great interest in this area. Russia bringing out its best stuff can certainly pique India's interest, and as relevant parties, we will closely monitor the situation.
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