Against the backdrop of the visit of Indian Defense Minister Singh Radzhnata in Russia in the Indian media have decided once again to discuss purchasing from the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-400. Recall, that the contract has been signed. According to the Indian side, the total contract amount 5,43 billion.
Most expressed about the transaction Indian experts say, that the shelves S-400 significantly improves the Indian defense systems. Individual experts "care" value of the contract. Statements of typical for India series: "It would be possible to bargain".
Indian Defense Minister, referring to the Russian manufacturers, He urged them to actively enter the program "to do in India '. According Radzhnata Singh, Today the growth of the Indian economy allows foreign companies to obtain significant dividends in the case of transfer at least part of the production on the Indian territory.
Sam Radzhnat Singh during his visit to the Russian Federation once again spoke about the, that the S-400 - excellent quality of the air defense system.
Meanwhile, in the Indian edition of Times Now News published an article by the author Siva Nalapata (shiv applied), which states, that the Russian complex "has not yet proved himself in combat". The article notes, C-400 has excellent characteristics, "But it is in fact they did not show".
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Military experts say, that the Russian air defense system as well as or even more ready, than its Western counterparts. With a modular design and extreme portability, The S-400 can be quickly deployed and ready to defeat a few minutes purposes. Despite, C-400 is respected as a formidable weapon, providing numerous tactical advantages, SAM is still to a large extent has not been tested in a real combat situation. Russia has had the opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of the S-400 systems, which she placed in Syria, in April 2018 year against US missiles "Tomahawk", but it refrained from doing so.
As it appears, Indian expert Shiv Nalapat seriously consider, that SAM behaves “in a real fight” exclusively by firing anti-aircraft missiles and nothing else…
Later in the article stated, C-400 in the near future, "may lose the status of advanced anti-aircraft missile system, because it appears in the Russian S-500 ".
