First regiment of S-400 missile system reaches India, deployed in Punjab
The first regiment of S-400 missile system from Russia has reached India. Likely to be deployed in the northern region of the country in 2022.
In a bid to make the country's air defense capabilities better and more powerful, the Indian Air Force (IAF) today deployed the first S-400 air defense missile system in the Punjab sector. Government sources told ANI, "The first squadron is being deployed in the Punjab sector. The batteries of the first squadron would be capable of taking care of aerial threats from both Pakistan and China."
The first regiment of S-400 missile system from Russia has reached India. It is likely to be deployed in the northern region of the country in 2022, from where it can deter any kind of air strikes from Pakistan and China and defend the country.
The second regiment of S-400 is expected to reach India by June 2022 next year. India can then deploy its S-400 regiment for the security of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. Notably, the S-400 missile system is counted among the best air defense systems in the world. The S-400 is better than America's missile defense system in many ways. It can be used to defend against missiles, fighter aircraft, rockets and even drone attacks. Each regiment has 8 launchers. Each launcher has 4 missiles. That is, a regiment can fire 32 missiles at a time.
The command center of this system tracks the attacking missile or aircraft from a distance of 600 km and then destroys it at a range of 2 km to 400 km. This system can track 80 targets at a time and destroy them when they come in range. If needed, it can be loaded in a truck and carried forward and yet it is ready for attack in just 10 to 15 minutes. If this system is deployed then it becomes ready to respond within 3 minutes of receiving the signal. The radar of this system cannot be jammed.
