Rakesh Garhwal

 S400 Triumph missile system, Government is aware of all developments that may  impact procurement of Defence Equipment. Government takes sovereign decisions  based on threat perception, operational Key Points  The S-400 Triumph (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) is an air defence missile  system developed by Almaz Central Design Bureau of Russia.  The S-400 was developed as an upgrade of the S-300 series of surface-to-air missile  systems.  Russia supplied two regiments of the S-400 Triumph system to the Armed Forces of  China by July 2019.  The contract for the delivery of S-400 Triumph to Turkey was signed in April 2017 and  the first batch was delivered in July 2019.  In October 2018, Rosoboron export signed a contract with India to deliver S-400 missile  system. FEATURES OF S-400 TRIUMPH  The S-400 Triumph air defence system integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous  detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile syste...

BrahMos • This is the first supersonic cruise missile to enter service. It is capable of attaining a  speed of Mach 2.8 (almost three times the speed of sound), it has a range of at least  290 km (a new version can reach up to 400km) • BrahMos is a ramjet supersonic cruise missile of a short-range developed by  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian  Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya. BrahMos was named after two major rivers of India and Russia: Brahmaputra and  Moskva. • The technology used in this joint venture is based on the Russian P-800 Oniks cruise  missile and similar sea-skimming cruise missiles from Russia. Technical Details of BrahMos • BrahMos is a medium-range 2 stage missile. The propulsion of BrahMos can be  explained as follows: • Stage 1  Solid Propellant Booster Engine  Is separated after it reaches MACH-1 or Supersonic speed • Stage 2  Liquid Ramjet Engine  Takes the missile close to MACH 3 in cruis...