Russia Sends Second Regiment Of S-400 Hanud Systems To India

It is not an easy thing for Russia to run an arms business at this time, after its invasion of Ukraine, the Red Bear Country has received a rain of sanctions and various restrictions in the transportation, logistics and banking sectors.

Even so, there is news that Russia has successfully delivered a second regiment of S-400 missile systems to India.

Quoted from TheHindu.com (15/4/2022), there was a delay in the delivery of the second S-400 regiment from Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. But some training equipment and simulators have arrived in India, official sources confirm.

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“Simulators and training equipment have arrived. The second operational unit (regiment) is likely to be slightly delayed," a local defense source said.

India's first regiment of S-400 air defense systems was formed in December last year and is stationed at the Indian Air Force base in Punjab, tasked with tackling air threats from Pakistan and China. In all, five S-400 missile systems have been ordered by India under a US$5 billion deal signed in October 2018.

S-400 battery system

Delivery of the second S-400 regiment will be completed by the end of this month and is expected to be officially operational in June, most likely the second S-400 regiment will be stationed in the Northeast.

Each S-400 system has eight vehicle-mounted launchers. Each launcher has four tubes, allowing commanders on the ground to launch four missiles from each launcher. The S-400 defense system consists of three vehicles, namely a command center vehicle, a radar locator vehicle and a launch vehicle.

The command vehicle uses the Ural-532,301 truck, with the 55K6E control system, the command vehicle is equipped with an LCD console to process surveillance data and coordinate fire with other elements of the Hanud battery.

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The missiles on the S-400 airborne missile system can bring down enemy aircraft, missiles or drones at a range of between 40 km and 400 km. Each system has its own radar and can track more than 100 targets at a distance of 600 km. This allows ground control and command units to choose which targets pose a greater threat and need to be shot down.

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