The Indian Air Power (IAF) on Thursday launched the first-ever video displaying an S-400 air defence missile system in motion.
In an obvious reference to Operation Sindoor, the missile in flight was tagged as having carried out the “longest ever air kill recorded in navy historical past”.
The Russian-origin S-400 system performed a key position in Operation Sindoor in opposition to Pakistan in Could final yr and had introduced down a Pakistan Air Power plane round 300 km away, deep inside Pakistani territory.
“Enemy could also be out of attain, however is rarely out of sight,” the IAF stated within the video launched on Thursday. The footage features a radar picture detecting an approaching jet and activating the air-defence mechanism.
Promotional footage, not from Operation Sindoor
The missile footage will not be from Operation Sindoor however is a part of promotional materials for the upcoming Vayu Shakti train, scheduled to be held on February 27 in Rajasthan.
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IAF Chief detailed long-range strike
In October final yr, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh stated the drive had destroyed or broken no less than a dozen Pakistani plane throughout Operation Sindoor.
Detailing the aerial strikes, he had stated: “Now we have clear proof of a long-range hit nearly 300 km away. It occurred to be a PAF sign intelligence airplane together with that 5 hi-tech fighters between the F-16 and the J-17 (Chinese language) class, is what our system tells us.”
The strikes have been carried out utilizing the Russian S-400 air defence system, which the IAF Chief had earlier described because the newly inducted long-range surface-to-air missile system.
Referring to the system, he had stated: “The long-range SAMs (surface-to-air missiles) that we’ve got procured not too long ago and operationalised, that once more turned the tables on them. We may look deep inside their territory.
“We may ensure that they weren’t capable of function even inside their territory to a sure distance.”
