{"id":1192,"date":"2026-06-04T12:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:34:12","slug":"s-400-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/s-400-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"S-400 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>S-400 Missile<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The S-400\u00a0Triumf, developed by\u00a0<strong>Russia&#8217;s Almaz Central Design Bureau,\u00a0<\/strong>is widely regarded as\u00a0<strong>one of the most advanced surface-to-air\u00a0missile\u00a0(SAM) systems<\/strong>\u00a0in the world.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The S-400 is designed to provide a<strong>\u00a0multi-layered air\u00a0defence\u00a0shield capable of intercepting a broad spectrum of aerial threats<\/strong>, including fighter jets, ballistic and cruise missiles,\u00a0drones\u00a0and stealth\u00a0aircraft\u00a0within the\u00a0<strong>range of\u00a0400km.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equipped with\u00a0<strong>sophisticated phased-array radar<\/strong>, these missiles can\u00a0<strong>engage multiple targets simultaneously\u00a0<\/strong>flying at\u00a0<strong>speeds up to Mach 14<\/strong>\u00a0(approximately\u00a017,000 km\/h) and at<strong>\u00a0altitudes ranging from 10\u00a0metres\u00a0to 30\u00a0kilometres<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7.png 461w, https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Why in\u00a0News?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has received the fourth squadron of the S-400 air\u00a0defence\u00a0system, strengthening the country\u2019s long-range air\u00a0defence\u00a0network.\u00a0\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The delivery is part of a $5.43 billion agreement signed between India and Russia in 2018 for the acquisition of five S-400 regimental systems. Three S-400 squadrons have already been inducted into service; the fourth has now arrived, following delays linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S-400 Missile About Why in\u00a0News?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}