A top official from Russia's air and space defense firm Almaz-Antey has confirmed that it will begin to deliver surface-to-air missile defence system (SAM) S-400 ti India by the end of this year.
At the present Indian military personnel training is underway, the firm said.
The S-400 Triumf is an air defense missile system, an upgrade of the earlier versions of S-300P and S-200. First deployed in combat roles by the Russian army in August 2007, the S-400 system combines a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting system. With anti-aircraft missile systems and launchers, it can create a layered defense by firing three types of missiles.
The system can be used to target aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), ballistic, and cruise missiles. It has a range of hitting targets within 400 km and at an altitude of up to 30 km.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in October 2018 signed a $5.43 billion deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for five S-400 regiments.