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Sputnik / Mihail Mokrushin India will finalize the deal for almost $5.7 bn acquisition of five advanced S-400 Triumf air defence missiles from Russia. This was confirmed to the India Times by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on July 13 th . The S-400 missile systems, which can detect, track and destroy hostile strategic bombers, stealth fighters, spy planes, missiles and drones at a range of up to 400 km and an altitude of 30 km. India has just reached the final phase and there has been an outcry because such a purchase is prohibited under the recent US law called CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) which deters countries from purchasing Russian weapons. However, it is arguable if it should be applied to this situation, since the, Indian Times reports has been in the works since 2015, long before the US law was entered into force. The Diplomat reports that Indian Defense Minister has stated “With Russia, we have had a continuous r

FILE IMAGE: Roman Bosiacki/rp.pl The Piorun man-portable air-defense system (MANPAD) programme has been delayed due to a technical issue, Poland’s newspaper Rzeczpospolitа reported. The Piorun system is the successor of the Grom MANPAD solution, which currently is in service with the Polish Armed Forces. Piorun MANPADs may be used in their mobile form, they offered extended range and daytime/night sight, among other advantages. The Polish Armed Forces were set to receive the first batch of the new generation Piorun, however there is a delay of a few months. According to the original assumption the weapons were to be provided before the end of 2017. Nonetheless, even now they are not yet ready to be delivered. The 150 new anti-aircraft missiles cannot be delivered, because during tests in September of 2017 the launch engine chamber burst out. The tests in April and June had a similar outcome. The manufacturer has to pay to the Polish Ministry of Defense over PLN 20 million f