Overview
- Roman Babushkin confirmed that the remaining two S-400 regiments will be delivered by 2026 in line with the 2018 $5.43 billion contract.
- India’s ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ system intercepted over 300 Pakistani drones and missiles during May’s Operation Sindoor, officials reported.
- The first three regiments arrived between December 2021 and October 2023 and are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan and China.
- Deliveries were delayed from the original 2023 schedule due to supply chain disruptions from Russia’s war in Ukraine, but Moscow has reaffirmed its commitment.
- Babushkin indicated talks are underway on joint development of anti-drone and advanced air defence systems, and a Russian foreign ministerial visit is expected soon.