Indian Military Personnel To Visit Moscow For S-400 Missile Training
In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5-billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-19T21:27:36+05:30 Indian Military Personnel To Visit Moscow For S-400 Missile Training outlookindia.com 2021-01-19T21:37:53+05:30
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Around 100 Indian military personnel will be leaving for Russia this month to undergo training on operational aspects of the S-400 air systems as Moscow prepares to supply the first batch of the missiles later this year, officials said on Tuesday.
The S-400 is known as Russia s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system.
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Updated: January 19, 2021 8:50 pm IST
In 2018, India signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy 5 units of the S-400 missile systems
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A group of Indian military personnel is leaving for Russia in the next few days to undergo training on key operational aspects of the S-400 air defence systems as Moscow looks at supplying the first batch of the missile to India later this year, officials said today.
"Coming out of the bipolar world and successfully proceeding through the current establishment of the polycentric order, our partnership is becoming even stronger, experiencing new areas and forms of mutually beneficial and forward-looking cooperation," the ambassador said.
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India prepares to receive first batch of the long-range air defence system by year-end
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India prepares to receive first batch of the long-range air defence system by year-end
As India prepares to receive the first batch of S-400 long-range air defence system by year-end, the first group of Indian military specialists are scheduled to depart for Moscow soon to undergo training courses on the S-400, the Russian Embassy here said in a statement.
“S-400 supplies initiative is one of the flagship projects in the Russian-Indian military and military-technical cooperation, which historically constitutes the main pillar of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our two friendly countries,” said Russian Ambassador Nikolay R. Kudashev, hosting the Indian team at an event in the embassy.
NEW DELHI: A group of Indian military personnel is leaving for Russia in the next few days to undergo training on key operational aspects of the S-400 air defence systems as Moscow looks at supplying the first batch of the missile to India later this year, officials said on Tuesday.
Russian Ambassador Nikolay R Kudashev interacted with the group at an event in the Russian embassy on Tuesday during which he said the S-400 programme is one of the flagship projects in further boosting military cooperation between the two countries.
He said Indo-Russia military and military-technical ties were based on ever growing extraordinary mutual interest , coherence, consistency and complementarity.