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At a time when Chinese air defence systems have failed globally, India is fast moving towards buying five more squadrons of the S-400 Sudarshan air defence missile systems from Russia, which proved their mettle successfully last year during Operation Sindoor, bringing down multiple Pakistani aircraft.
According to PTI, The Indian side is buying the additional five squadrons of the AI defence systems after achieving major success against Pakistan last year, where they also secured the longest ever air kill when a high-value Pakistani spy plane was hit by the S-400 missile.
The defence ministry will soon take up the case to clear the Indian Air Force proposal to buy the additional five squadrons of the Russian air defence missile systems, which will be deployed on both the eastern and western fronts, defence officials told ANI.
In Operation Sindoor, Pakistan had deployed additional squadrons of the Chinese-origin HQ-9 air defence systems, which could not do much against the Indian aircraft when they brought down multiple terror targets inside Pakistan.
The HQ-9 air defence system also failed to protect the Venezuelan leadership during American action there last month, while they also failed during the Operation Epic Fury against Iran by the American and Israeli Air Force.
