Overview
- The Defence Ministry is preparing an RFP to Rosoboronexport for roughly 300 missiles worth over ₹10,000 crore to refill S-400 inventories used in Operation Sindoor, with CNC and CCS clearances targeted for this financial year.
- Talks with Moscow on acquiring five additional S-400 regiments are ongoing, though the Defence Secretary cautioned there will be no public announcements during President Vladimir Putin’s 4–5 December visit.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh announced that emergency procurement contracts will be foreclosed if deliveries are not completed within one year, with tougher liquidated damages to enforce timelines across all suppliers.
- Russia continues to pitch Su-57 technology transfer and localisation, but Indian officials say no purchase decision has been taken, while a major Su-30MKI upgrade package for 84 jets is reported to be nearing CCS approval.
- Indian officials credit the S-400 with decisive long‑range kills during May’s operations against Pakistan, and Russia has promised timelines to deliver the two remaining systems from the 2018 order after prior delays.