NEW DELHI: Protection minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov are more likely to maintain dialogue on Dec 4 through the two-day annual India-Russia summit right here, and on the desk is future acquisition from Russia, which can embrace its subsequent era S-500 system.The 2 protection ministers will evaluation the progress of ongoing protection cooperation between the 2 international locations the place India has already expressed curiosity for the acquisition of extra squadrons of S-400 system, in addition to deliveries of the remaining two squadrons. The following gen S-500 system is able to intercepting missiles at ranges of as much as 600 km.The protection ministry has already given clearance for acquisition of a lot of missiles for the S-400 system with ranges from 120km to 380 km. India has taken up delayed deliveries of the earlier order of S-400 with Russia, signed in 2018.India had thus far not proven a lot curiosity within the S-500 system regardless of the Russians pitching for it for a while. Moscow has assured New Delhi it would ship by Nov 2026 the remaining two of the unique 5 S-400 squadrons.
