India starts receiving 'game changer' S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia


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Russia has started the delivery of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India, according to a senior Russian official. Russia's Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev told Sputnik news that the deliveries are going as planned. "The supplies of the S-400 air defence system to India have started and are proceeding on schedule," he said. In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems, despite a warning from the Trump administration that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions....