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Russia Offers S-500 Strategic Missile Defence Technologies to India Under New Export Deal

Russia has reportedly offered India access to technologies associated with its advanced S-500 Prometheus strategic missile defence system as part of a sale of ten additional S-400 battalions, according to Indian media reports. India signed a $5.43 billion contract for ten S-400 battalions in October 2018, marking one of its largest recent purchases of Russian air defence equipment. Four of the original formations have been delivered, while the fifth is expected to arrive in November 2026. The reported proposal for another ten battalions would represent a substantial expansion beyond the original acquisition, potentially increasing the number of installations available to protect strategically important areas and military infrastructure. The precise structure and cost of the proposed follow-on purchase have not been disclosed.