INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Since annexing Crimea in 2014 Russia has deployed S-400 missiles there
A storm in the English Channel damaged S-400 anti-aircraft missiles that Russia was shipping to China, but now they are being
replaced, Russia says.The ship with its damaged cargo returned to Russia last March, but two other Russian ships delivered S-400s to China
successfully.The deal was reported by the Russian government website Rossiiskaya Gazeta
China is under US sanctions for buying S-400s and other Russian arms
India and Turkey are also buying S-400s.A Russian arms industry chief, Dmitry Shugayev, said Russia would complete the delivery of the
S-400s to China by the end of 2020
China is getting two regimental units, which amounts to at least 128 missiles.Image copyrightAFPImage caption
The S-400
missile system is deployed at Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria
The S-400 "Triumf" is one of the most sophisticated
surface-to-air missile systems in the world
It has a range of 400km (248 miles) and one S-400 integrated system can shoot down up to 80 targets simultaneously.Russia says it can hit
aerial targets ranging from low-flying drones to aircraft flying at various altitudes and long-range missiles.The US sanctions are aimed at
putting pressure on the Russian government over its annexation of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine in 2014.In October, India
That amounts to at least 320 missiles
Each S-400 launch vehicle - a heavy lorry - carries four missiles.Russia has deployed S-400s to protect its military airbase at Hmeimim in
Turkey, a Nato member, is buying S-400s despite US warnings
The US wants to sell Patriot missiles, made by Raytheon Co, to Turkey instead
The US argues that S-400s are incompatible with Nato systems."We made the S-400 deal with Russia, so it's out of the question for us to
That's done," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.Neither Turkey nor India are yet under US sanctions over the
purchases.Long-range surveillance radar tracks objects and relays information to command vehicle, which assesses potential targetsTarget is
identified and command vehicle orders missile launchLaunch data are sent to the best placed launch vehicle and it releases surface-to-air
missilesEngagement radar helps guide missiles towards target
