PHOTO: REUTERS/FILEIndia has begun deploying the Russian S-400 air defence missile system in the north-western state of Punjab, local media reported on Tuesday. The Indian Air Force is deploying the S-400 on the western border to counter possible threats from Pakistan and China, Asian News International (ANI) reported. Russia has started supplying India with the S-400 Triumf, a mobile and surface-to-air missile defence system via air and sea routes that will be promptly deployed in the designated locations, it added. The first deliveries of Russia's powerful S-400 air defence missile system are expected to be completed by the end of this year, with the unit being operationalised in the next few weeks. In Russia, several Indian Air Force officers and personnel have already gotten training on the system.

Source: The Express Tribune December 21, 2021 19:15 UTC