S-400 SAM for India

Russia delivers S-400 air defense systems to India pursuant to schedule — official says

https://tass.com/defense/1494191

Indian Airforce S400 Mast Radar 40V6MR.

India and Russia have agreed to a deal where India will pay for the remaining two S-400 surface-to-air missile systems by supplying 24 Indian-made cargo ships to Russia.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/03/russian-indian-barter-russia-spends-s-400-on-24-cargo-ships/

That is interesting, so the companies getting the ships will essentially pay the company making the missile systems.

The Russians have a surplus of Rupees so I guess they can do rather more of this with that money too... perhaps build factories in India to make drones or drone parts for use in Russia, or perhaps make cars or other products spending Rupees to create the product and using the products in Russia.

The Turks are in HATO and they are playing the hand they have in front of them, I don't blame them at all.

If they really wanted to be bastards they could easily jump on board with western sanctions and make things very difficult for Russia, but they have not and have been largely neutral in the affair... unlike western countries and European countries... including countries that claim to be neutral.

Rare pic of what appears to be a S-300 purchased by India.