India confirms interest to buy S-400

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a plan to buy the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia.

ЗРК С-400 Триумф (SA-21) на репетиции 4 мая 2010
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The announcement was made on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in Gao.

ROSTEC CEO Sergey Chemezov said the contracts to finalize the deal could be signed in 2017 and deliveries starting in 2020.