‘New deliveries’: Russia in talks to supply more S-400 missile systems to India

 

FILE PHOTO: Russia's S-400 air defence missile system units drive past a guard of honour during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Moscow and New Delhi are in talks to boost deliveries of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India, TASS news agency reported, citing a senior Russian defence export official.

“India already has our S-400 system,” TASS quoted Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, as saying.

“There is potential to expand our cooperation in this area as well. That means new deliveries. For now, we are in the negotiation stage.”

India signed a $5.5 billion deal with Russia in 2018 for five S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile systems.

But deliveries of the systems have been delayed several times. Moscow is expected to deliver units of the final two S-400 systems to India in 2026 and 2027.

(This is a developing story)