India to deploy second S-400 squadron near China border amidst Ladakh Standoff


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New Delhi: A new squadron of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems is set to become operational in the next two to three months along the northern borders with China . The addition to the Indian Air Force ( IAF ) will give a boost to India 's ability to detect and destroy hostile fighters, strategic bombers, missiles and drones at long ranges. Sources noted that the delivery of the second operational S-400 squadron through ships and aircraft is underway from Russia. It would be the first military delivery ever since the Russia-Ukraine war erupted earlier this year in February. Notably,...