S-400 TRIUMPH MISSILE SYSTEM
CONTEXT
- The first group of Indian military specialists are scheduled to depart for Moscow (Russia) soon to undergo training courses on the S-400 Triumph missile defence system.
MORE ABOUT S-400 TRIUMPH
- The S-400 Triumph (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) is an air defence missile system developed by Almaz Central Design Bureau of Russia.
- The S-400 was developed as an upgrade of the S-300 series of surface-to-air missile systems.
- Russia supplied two regiments of the S-400 Triumph system to the Armed Forces of China by July 2019.
- The contract for the delivery of S-400 Triumph to Turkey was signed in April 2017 and the first batch was delivered in July 2019.
- In October 2018, Rosoboronexport signed a contract with India to deliver S-400 missile system.
FEATURES OF S-400 TRIUMPH
- The S-400 Triumph air defence system integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, and command and control centre.
- It is capable of firing three types of missiles to create a layered defence.
- The S-400 is twice as effective as the previous Russian air defence systems and can be deployed within five minutes.