From which one of the following countries has India procured the S-400 Triumf air defence missile system?
- A.United Kingdom
- B.U.S.A.
- C.France
- D.Russia
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Russia. India signed a contract worth about 5.4 billion US dollars with Russia in October 2018 for five squadrons of the S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile system.
The S-400 is built by the Russian firm Almaz-Antey. It can track aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and engage them at ranges of up to about 400 km, using several types of interceptor missiles from one system. India took the deal forward despite the risk of United States sanctions under the CAATSA law, and the first squadron reached the Indian Air Force in December 2021. In Indian service the system is called Sudarshan Chakra.
A, the United Kingdom, did not develop the S-400. B, the U.S.A., makes rival systems such as THAAD and Patriot, not the S-400. C, France, has supplied India with Rafale fighters and Scorpene submarines, not this air defence system.
Exam tip: S-400 Triumf, from Russia, deal of October 2018, range about 400 km.
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