India is continuously moving towards strengthening its air defence. The Russian Pantsir missile system is considered important for the security of the S-400. Experts say that India should purchase the Pantsir-S1M system as soon as possible, so that it can protect itself from attacks by drones and cruise missiles.

Pakistan misled by S-400 dummy in Operation Sindoor

During Operation Sindoor between India and Pakistan in May 2025, Pakistan attacked S-400 launchers at Adampur airbase in Punjab. But there was no damage, because the Indian Air Force had shifted the original S-400 batteries to another place. The parts that were damaged in the attack were dummies.

Retired IAF pilot and military analyst Vijender K Thakur wrote in an op-ed published on 29 November 2025 that Pakistan did not have up-to-date intelligence on the exact location of the S-400. But in future such help can be received from China or America, hence the security of S-400 is necessary.

What is Pantsir System and why is it important?

According to the Eurasian Times, the Pantsir-S1M is Russia’s short-range air defense system, which protects long-range systems like the S-400. It protects against aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, drones and precision guided munitions. his-

• Range: 20-30 kilometers
• Height: up to 18 kilometers
• New Missiles: Heavy warhead (25 kg), TKB-1055 ‘Gwozd’ missile is fitted for mini drone. 12 missiles and two 30mm guns (each gun can fire 40 rounds per second).
• Upgraded Radar: Detects targets like GMLRS from double the distance. Everything including mobile and three crew members on one vehicle.

In the Ukraine war, despite the protection of Pantsir, the Russian S-400 was damaged by Ukraine’s Storm Shadow cruise missile and low-flying drone. With the help of NATO intelligence, the drones dodge Pantsir and attack the S-400.

What is the current status of the Pantsir deal between India and Russia?

This deal is to increase self-reliance under Make in India. India has been trying to acquire Pantsir for a long time…

• August 2020: Russian media Izvestia reported that many countries, including India, showed interest in the Pantsir-S1M.
• April 2024: Russia had announced to double pantsir production for its forces.
• November 2024: India and Russia had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and production of customized variants of Pantsir.
• Earlier reports (2023-2024): Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Russia’s Rosoboronexport signed an agreement on manufacturing, technology transfer and joint development at the IRIGC meeting in Goa.

What is the opinion of experts on this deal?

Vijender Thakur says that India had purchased five regiments of S-400 in 2018, but without Pantsir this decision was wrong. This happened due to lack of budget, but now Pantsir should be achieved rapidly. The combination of S-400 and Pantsir is most effective against air threats coming from the border.

India currently has three regiments of S-400, two more are yet to arrive. Pantsir is necessary before the next conflict, so that the S-400 remains safe from low-altitude drone and missile attacks. This step will make India’s air defense layered and stronger.

The news of Russia supplying the RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Thunder Block-III fighter aircraft has intensified the political stir in India. Congress and BJP have come face to face on this issue and there is sharp rhetoric between the two parties.

Congress accused

Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh attacked the central government and said that if Russia, who was once the most trusted strategic partner in India, is now giving advanced engine to Pakistan, then it is the failure of the Modi government’s foreign policy. He said, “The Modi government should clarify that Russia, which has been our traditional ally, is now providing technical help to Pakistan. This engine will be installed in JF-17 Block-III aircraft. The advanced version of the same model which used PL-15 missiles against India during Operation Sindoor.”

Jairam Ramesh also added that India still continues to talk about the S-400 missile system and SU-57 Stealth Fighter from Russia, which shows the government’s image-based diplomacy failure.

Did BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya say?

BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya described the allegations of the Congress as “false and misleading”. He said that Russia has clearly rejected all such claims. In his X (East Twitter) post, Malaviya wrote, “Russia has denied the news of the engine supply to Pakistan. Jairam Ramesh has formed the basis of a website report that is known to spread the pro-Pakistan propaganda. Neither official confirmation, no reliable source, just one more news.” He further said that the Congress seems to be standing in favor of the enemy instead of the national interest by spreading such rumors repeatedly and is part of the “Information War”.

At present, the engine supply to Pakistan has not been confirmed by Russia any official means. But this entire controversy has definitely given rise to a new debate on India’s foreign policy and relations with Russia.

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Pakistan’s friend Turki bought the S-400 air defense system from Russia, due to which he had to face the displeasure of America. The US refused to give the Turki to give the Turki the world’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter jet F-35, after which there is a discussion that Erdogan wants to sell the Russian S-400 air defense system so that the US does not hesitate to deal with F-35 with Turkas.

Such fears were also being expressed earlier that the Turki could sell its S-400 air defense system to Pakistan. However, it was later denied by the Turki. It is now being said that India can buy Turki’s S-400 missile system. However, the country of Erdogan has made it clear many times that it will not sell the Russian S-400. Russia gave the Turki delivery of S-400 in the year 2019. In this $ 2.5 billion agreement, the Turki got two regiments.

How did the discussion start about S-400?

India can buy Turki’s S-400 air defense system, discussing it when Turk’s media outlets Nefes Gazetas reported that Russia has proposed to buy S-400 back. After this, Russia can export this defense system to a third country. The report also stated that Turki’s colleague NATO country will not see this return to Russia as an arms export, as Russia will sell this S-400 missile system to another country.

It was only after this report that such a discussion started that Russia can upgrade this system and send it to India because the delivery of S-400 between the two has been stopped for a long time. However, the report of this media outlet of Ankara has yet received any response from the Turki nor Russia. However, Turki Defense Minister Yasar Guller said in May 2024 that Turki will not sell its S-400 missile system to any country.
2 units of delivery stuck from Russia to India

In the year 2018, India made a S-400 air defense system deal with Russia. It was named ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ in India. India bought 5 units of S-400 for $ 5 billion with Russia. Of these, only 3 units have been delivered, while the delivery of two units is stuck due to the Ukraine War. There is a discussion that if the Turki returns its S-400 system to Russia, Russia can hand over it to India after upgradation. India has bought the most upgraded variant of S-400 from Russia, which has a firepower of up to 400 km. Not only this, this defense system can trace 80 targets simultaneously.

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This time India will buy more oil from Russia: Report

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India and S-400 Defense System Will send Russia

In addition to oil supply between Indo-Russia Defense Deal is also being done. Russian News agency Tass According to the report of, Federal Director of service Dimitri Shugayev Said, ‘India already has our S-400 Air Defense System Is. Buying more units of S-400 from India Russia and SU-57 Talking to buy. Russia S-400 under the deal held in the year 2018 System The last two units of the of 2026 and 2027 will be handed over to India.

10 billion $ 10 billion defense deal in the last 5 years

In the last five years, Russia has supplied weapons of about $ 13 billion to India, while Moscow India’s defense with Order More than 10 billion dollars. Russia contributed 36 per cent to India’s total arms imports between 2020 and 2024, while France 33 percent of Israel 13 percent of All this is happening at such a time, Trump has imposed 50 percent tariffs on India to buy Russian oil.

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Asim Munir’s sleep

During the meeting with Putin, Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif expressed his desire to increase cooperation with Russia in areas like trade, energy, agriculture, investment, defense AI. The two leaders also discussed issues like South Asia, Afghanistan, Middle East and Ukraine conflict. Along with Shahbaz Sharif, Asim Munir has also gone to China, but now he is sleepy due to the news of India getting S-400.

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Russia has started testing the Kirov -class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov fighter aircraft in White C after 28 years. It is one of the world’s largest and heaviest weapons. This warship of Russia has landed in the sea in the last week of July and is currently undergoing many types of Tests.

The firepower of a 28,000 -ton warship makes Cruiser Admiral Nahkishov special. Along with this, Admiral Nakhimov is also the first warship to use the Russian Air Defense System S-400. Please tell that three battalions of S-400 are posted on this ship.

80 cruise missiles on Russia ship
According to the Military Watch magazine, the Russian warship has an 80 cruise missiles on the ship. It has 3M14T missiles like Kalibra. They can be used to carry out an accurate attack on land 2500 km away. This includes new jerkon-anti-ship missiles. Their speed is up to Mac 9. The large part of its propaganda chamber (96 of 176) is to accommodate the naval version of the S-400 long distance air defense system.

How powerful is Admiral Nakhimov
Admiral is the first warship to use Nakhimov S-400. This system was installed during renewal to change the old S-300F system. The Kirov category cruiser can carry three battalions of S-400 systems, which is more than the total arsenal of the long-range surface of the countries of most countries. It costs $ 1.6 billion on exporting it as land -based systems.

Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov fighter aircraft are also capable of killing hypersonic missiles flying at speeds up to MAC 8, while the missile herself flies at more than 14 speeds. Other missiles of 40N6 and S-400 systems have been tested in intensive warfare in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Russia officials have emphasized the significant ability to modernize the Kirov category. Officials estimate that the air defense capabilities of these warships in the future can be even better than the integration of long-range missiles developed for high-tech systems like S-500 and S-550.

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Turki President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently entered into a major agreement with European countries on Eurofighter Jet. The Turki first wanted to buy the F-35 fighter jet from the US, but was excluded from the program due to Israeli pressure and buying S-400 missile system from Russia.

Now ‘ear’ fighter jet is fighting
Turki’s official company Turkish Aerospace Industries has developed its indigenous ‘Kan’ fighter jet. It is a fifth generation fighter aircraft, which is being described as a cheap and practical option of F-35 of America. The Turki is working on a plan to replace it and sell it abroad.

48 Kaan Jet’s first deal from Indonesia
Turki has recently done the first deal of 48 Kaan Fighter Jet with Indonesia. Turki President Erdogan himself informed about the agreement. After this, now Egypt is also preparing to buy this fighter jet, although the official announcement has not been made yet.

Pakistan and Gulf Countries also willing to buy
The Turk’s Kaan Fighter Jet is now becoming very popular in Muslim countries of Pakistan, Egypt and Gulf. These countries are seeing it as an alternative to lower price and low maintenance than the F-35 of America.

Drone superpower became Turki
The Turki achieved the biggest military success in the world when its Bairkatar TB-2 drone proved to be very effective against Russia in Ukraine War. After this, the Turki came to be called drone superpower.

Experience on being removed from F-35
Turki companies were earlier making more than 900 parts for the F-35, which gave them a lot of information about the stealth technology. Now on the basis of this technical knowledge, he is bringing Kaan to the global market.

America and Israel worry
The US wants its F-35 technology to be limited only to reliable colleagues, so that the technical growth of Israel is maintained. Therefore, the US is avoiding giving F-35 to Gulf countries. At the same time, tension between Turki and Israel about Syria and Hamas is also increasing continuously.

Strict opinion of American experts
American analysts believe that it should not get F-35 until the Turkas return or destroy the Russian S-400 missile system. They are also criticizing Erdogan’s Hamas-Sammani policy.

Turkey to sell s-400 to Pakistan: Geophysical equations around the world are changing rapidly and another major headache can emerge for India’s security policy. The air defense system that saved India from the air threats coming from Pakistan. Now the same S-400 system can go into the hands of India’s enemy Pakistan. This claim has been made by a former Turki minister. The Turki, which bought this system from Russia for $ 2.5 billion, is now preparing to dismiss this system to form better relations with America.

This case indicates not only of military technology, but also a new ‘cold war’ between India and the Turki. In the last decade, the tussle in India-Turkiya relations is now openly moving towards a conflict at the level of military strategy.

Growing strategic gap between India
India and Turkas are now visible on two opposite poles of global diplomacy. Recently, when India increased diplomatic and military partnership with Turki’s anti -Cyprus and Greece, it was a clear message that India was not taking the Turki’s growing proximity with Pakistan lightly. The Indian Air Force Chief and Prime Minister Modi’s Cyprus visit to Cyprus is a part of this.

At the same time, the Turki has started several military projects with Pakistan and has also supported Pakistan on various global forums. Now selling state-of-the-art systems like S-400 to Pakistan can become a new challenge for India.

Wants to leave the Turkas S-400, want to get F-35 from America
The Turki signed a S-400 defense system deal with Russia in 2017, but due to this it was excluded from the US F-35 fighter jet program and also had to face CAATSA sanctions. Now the Turki wants to improve relations with the US and is developing a new multi-layer air defense system called ‘Steel Dome’.

‘Steel Dome’ will be completely domestic, in which Turk’s defense companies are working aselsan, Roketsan and MKE. The Turki has made it clear that the Russian S-400 will not be included in this system. These are the indications that the Turki is preparing to get rid of the S-400 and is trying to join the F-35 program again.

Will S-400 be sold to Pakistan?
Former Turki minister Cavit Kagaller created a sensation by making a statement that Turki should consider selling S-400 and its potential buyers could be India or Pakistan. Although he gave priority to Pakistan, but this is just speculation, no official confirmation. The reality is that the Turki, S-400 has neither fully integrated into its network, nor has it activated it. In such a situation, by selling this system, he can think of satisfying America.

How much possible to sell S-400 to Pakistan?
However, technical and diplomatically it is not as easy. The Turki’s agreement with Russia makes it clear that it can neither transfer nor sell the S-400 to any other country, unless it is pre-allowed from Russia. And it is almost impossible to get this permission.

Russia is not only a strategic partner of India, but it has already given five squadron of S-400 to India. Russia would not want India to have the same system. Also, the economic condition of Heepakistan is also not to buy expensive systems like S-400. The price of a squadron is around $ 500 million.

India can get an additional batch of S-400
On the other hand, in addition to S-400 S-400 batch and S-500 system, talks are also going on between India and Russia. India is already an operator of these systems and Russia also trusts India. In such a situation, if the Turki wants to get rid of the S-400, then India can become a practical buyer for this. Provided that Russia allows it.

At present, the two S-400 units near the Turki are lying inactive and are kept in an anonymous place. Turkas do not want to activate it so that relations with NATO and America can maintain better.

Ukraine has claimed that it has distinguished Russia’s air defense system S-400. The S-400 is an important weapon to protect them from air strikes and many countries including India have bought this weapon from him. The S-400 managed to stop the attacks of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. However, these claims of Ukraine can increase the tension of all the countries including India, which have this air defense system.

According to the report by The Kiev Independent, Ukraine’s intelligence agency HUR said that Ukrainian drone attacked Russian-occupied Crimea air defense equipment, destroying the radar unit and damage to the components of the S-400 defense system. HUR has also posted a video footage of the attack on Telegram. Crimea has been important for it since Russia’s possession in 2014.

HUR targeted the S-400 in Crimea with a suicidal drone. The attack destroyed two 91n6e Big Bird radar, which joins Russia’s S-400 air defense network as a warning system. According to HUR, two multitater 92n2e, two 91n6e detection radar and S-400 launcher have also been destroyed in drone attacks.

HUR said that radar air defense systems have eyes, without which they remain ineffective. 91n6e Big Bird is considered to be the backbone of S-400, which is designed to give information about air threats ranging from ballistic missiles to stealth aircraft.

India has recently talked to Russia on the delivery of S-400 air defense system. On 26-27 June, Rajnath Singh met Russia’s Defense Minister Andre Belosov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) conference held in Kingdao, China, in which the S-400 air defense system supply, SU-30 MKI upgradation and purchase of other weapons were discussed.

In the year 2018, India signed an agreement of Rs 40 thousand crore to buy S-400 air defense system with Russia. Under this, India was to be given five S-400 air defense systems by 2023, but the war of Russia and Ukraine started and the defense system could not be delivered. India currently has three S-400 squadrons, which are deployed in North West and East to prevent the dangers of Pakistan and China.

The Times of India quoted a senior army officer as saying that the Russian Defense Minister in Kingdao has given Rajnath Singh to deliver two and S-400 Squadron delivery by 2027, one of which will reach India by 2026 and the other by 2027.