S-400 Triumf

India Shifts S-400 Air Defence Posture: 65% Deployed on Western Front Against Pakistan, 35% Securing China Frontier

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has significantly recalibrated the deployment architecture of its most advanced long-range air defence system, the S-400 Triumf, in a move that underscores India’s evolving threat perception across both its western and northern theatres. According to...
S-400 Triumf long-range air defence missile systems

Russia Ready to Supply More S-400 Systems as India Seeks Enhanced Protection Against Regional Aerial Threats

India and Russia are engaged in active negotiations for the acquisition of an additional batch of S-400 Triumf long-range air defence missile systems, signalling a major expansion of India’s strategic aerial defence capabilities. The discussions come as New Delhi seeks...
Pakistan Air Force JF-17C jets are equipped with PL-10 and PL-15 missiles

Pakistan’s JF-17 “Fails To Thunder”: During Operation Sindoor India Shot Down Chinese-Origin Jet That Claimed Neutralizing S-400

During the Indo-Pakistan conflict of May 2025, India claimed to have achieved a major combat milestone during Operation Sindoor: the longest-ever recorded surface-to-air missile kill by the Russian-origin S-400 air defense system. The claim emerged months after the brief but...
Su-57

India Can Breathe Easy: S-400, Su-57 Acquisition Plans Secured; Russia Counters China with Full-Cycle Domestic Microwave Chip Production

The governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Denis Pasler, has announced a significant milestone in Russia’s defense technology capabilities: the design and construction of the country’s first factory capable of serial production of microwave microchips across the full technological cycle. According to...
S-350 Vityaz Air Defence System

Russia Renews Pitch for S-350 Vityaz Air Defence System to India, Offers Full Technology Transfer to Protect S-400 Regiments Against Saturation Attacks

Russia has renewed its proposal to supply the Indian Armed Forces with the S-350 Vityaz medium-range air defence system, significantly sweetening the offer by including comprehensive technology transfer (ToT) provisions, according to defence sources close to Rostec. The move signals...
India has intensified diplomatic and military pressure on Russia, demanding a clear and credible delivery schedule for the remaining two squadrons of the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The escalating push comes amid mounting delays in the $5.43 billion deal signed in 2018—delays now threatening a planned follow-on purchase worth an additional $1.1 billion.

India Pressures Russia Over Delayed S-400 Triumf air defence system Deliveries, Considers Revising Future Procurement Plans

India has intensified diplomatic and military pressure on Russia, demanding a clear and credible delivery schedule for the remaining two squadrons of the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The escalating push comes amid mounting delays in the $5.43 billion deal...