Despite US Pressure, Russia Begins Delivery Of The Second Regiment To India

Pressure from the US, however, Russia has started delivery of the 2nd regiment of S-400 air-defence missile system to India.

“The Russian supplies of the S400, despite the conflict in Ukraine, have not been hindered and are on as per schedule,” a senior functionary told The Tribune.

By end of this month, the delivery of the critical system will be completed. Thereafter it will be deployed, expectedly by June. The location of the base where the systems will be deployed is not known.

Each S-400 system has 8 vehicle-mounted launchers. Each launcher has four tubes allowing the commander on ground to launch four missiles from each launcher.

The deliveries of the S-400 are on, even as the US threatens countries of imposing CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) for dealing with Russia. The CATTSA was passed in the US in 2017.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on his recent visit to the US had said CATSAA is a domestic law of America and Washington has to decide on it.

Jaishankar made it clear that whatever is necessary for India’s security, will be carried forward without worrying about any restrictions.