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| S-400 Triumf (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Russia and China reportedly signed the contract on the delivery of up to six battalions of S-400 systems (NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler) to China in April last year. The details of the contract have not been disclosed.
In April 2015, China has signed an agreement with Russia for the purchase of six Russian-made S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems, according Sergei Chemezov, CEO of ROSTEC.
The signature of a contract on S-400 deliveries to Beijing was announced officially in spring 2015. At the time, Rosoboronexport Director General Anatoly Isaikin did not go into detail on the agreement, omitting the amount and schedule of the deal and the volume of the delivery. According to media reports, China placed a firm order for four S-400 battalions, with two more battalions as options. The contract is valued at $3 billion.
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