A soldier at the launcher of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system. Archive photo NEW DELHI, 1 Jan. The deployment of the first regiment of S-400 Triumph missile systems at an airbase in & # 160; the Indian state of Punjab is likely to end in February, Republic World reports citing on representatives of the military. The source noted that the Indian Air Force has begun the process of deploying the missile system, and it will take at least another six weeks to complete. «Transportation of various critical components of missile systems, as well as their peripheral equipment to the deployment site continues,» the official said Previously, PTI reported, citing military representatives, that S-400 systems are being deployed in India in such a way as to cover sections of the border with China and Pakistan. Russia and India signed a contract for the supply of S-400s in October 2018. As it became known earlier, five regimental sets of systems will cost Delhi $ 5.43 billion. India became the third foreign buyer of these complexes after China and Turkey.
