the Suspension of deliveries of anti-aircraft missile systems (WRU) s-400 “Triumph” from Russia to China may be associated not with the constraints caused by a coronavirus infection and the Sino-Indian border conflict, according to Defence24.
“Officially possible interruptions [in supply] are derived from the problems arising in connection with the ongoing pandemic, but we cannot lose sight of another, much more pragmatic and geopolitical dimension to the whole question connected with the tensions in Sino-Indian relations”, — said the Polish portal.
the Publication notes that Delhi can graciously accept the acceleration of deliveries of s-400 “Triumph” from Russia to India, not scheduled for 2021, and in 2020. “This is not the first case when the Russian missile systems s-400 were the subject of a complex political game, this time between Moscow and Beijing”, — said Defence24.
the Newspaper says that Russia has to balance between the interests of China and India, which buy Russian weapons, and any worsening of the relationship between the latter two countries affect their interaction with the first. “Any increase Sino-Indian tensions may actually jeopardize the Russian defense industry,” concludes Defence24.
In July, the head of the Secretariat of the defense industry of Turkey Ismail Demir said that the cost of the program is the creation of the American fifth generation fighter F-35 Lightning II after exclusion of Turkish contractors caused by the purchase by Ankara of Moscow AAMS, will grow by $ 600 million and will increase the price of each plane for 7-9 million dollars.
