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Indian Air Force veteran claims S-400 air defense weaknesses when deployed high in mountains in China

Indian Air Force Veteran Announces «weaknesses» S-400 air defense system when deployed by China high in the mountains
The deployment of additional air defense systems of India is reported closer to the Ladakh region - on the border with China. According to recent reports, the Indian command decided to take this step in connection with, China, according to intelligence, deployed S-300 and S-400 air defense systems in Tibet.

Against this background, Sputnik news service publishes an interview with a military analyst, Indian Air Force Veteran Vijaider Thakur. In an interview, taken by correspondent Rashikesh Kumar, Thakur talks about, that the main goal of China in this regard is to obtain a strategic advantage in the border areas. Wherein, According to experts, deployment of air defense systems at high altitudes can play a negative role for those, who is the accommodation. In fact, it was about “weaknesses” S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in case of placing the complex high in the mountains.

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The average height of the Tibetan plateau is about 4,5 thousand. m. S-400 systems, located at an altitude of about 500 m, will be able to efficiently detect aircraft and UAVs over long distances - long before, how they will enter the airspace of the region. But if you place the S-400 at high altitudes, the mountainous terrain may not allow them to detect aircraft, flying at an altitude of about 5 km.
Indian expert declared his skepticism towards, that China will decide to deploy its next-generation J-20 fighters near the borders with India. According to V. Thakur, China would need such aircraft in the event of a full-scale war with India, but "China will not gain anything from such a war":

Anyway, a total war with India would lead to an even greater alienation of China from the rest of the world. Such alienation would be a serious threat to the continued CCP rule. (Communist Party of China).

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