New Delhi: Russia has once then offered its S-350 ‘Vityaz’ air defense system to India. This is the same country that is once giving S-400 to India and the wordage process is still going on. Russia claims that this system is a ready solution for India's military needs in the medium-range category, which can remoter unshut the way for local production and technology transfer.
What is special well-nigh the S-350 offer?
According to Russian sources, the S-350 Vityaz is capable of countering air threats up to a range of approximately 60-120 kilometers. It can track multiple targets simultaneously and is said to be constructive versus threats such as missiles, drones, fighter jets, and trip missiles. According to experts, this system can wilt a link between the S-400 and ethnic systems; that is, it can fill a gap that currently exists in India's air defense network.
When and why did this offer happen?
This offer from Russia has come at a time when India is reorganizing its air defense structure.
- Pakistan and China: pressure on both fronts
- Increase in drone and missile warfare
- The military equation reverted due to wars like Israel-Ukraine
All these reasons have forced India to think in the direction of fast and modern air defense. Russia is seeing this opportunity as an opportunity to remoter strengthen its defense relations with India.
Is it an volitional or companion to the S-400?
Defense experts believe that S-350 is not an volitional to S-400 but a complementary system.
- S-400 has a wider range
- S-350 fast response at medium range
- If we work together, the air defense layer can wilt stronger.
That is, if India buys it, it can be used in areas where deploying large systems is not practical or requires firsthand response.
What are the challenges surpassing India?
- The picture is not entirely well-spoken here.
- America's CAATSA law is still a matter of concern
- Keeping multiple systems together can increase the logistics burden
- India is once emphasizing on ethnic projects
Experts say that India probably will not take a unceremonious visualization and will first weigh the offer on the parameters of its Make in India.
What is India's official stance?
Till now India has not made any public scuttlebutt on Russia's offer. Sources tropical to the Defense Ministry simply say that “every proposal is evaluated keeping in mind the need, sufficiency and strategic conditions.”
Changes may be seen in India's air defense network
Russia's S-350 Vityaz offer is a strategic opportunity for India, but the visualization will not be based on the performance of the weapon alone. India will have to see how constructive this system is, how expensive, how practical and how much it can whop indigenization. The picture is not well-spoken yet, but it is unrepealable that changes may be seen in India's air defense network in the coming times.
