S-400 System to Feature at Republic Day Parade 2026

By BPN News Desk January 26, 2026

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India will display its S-400 air defence system at the Republic Day parade in 2026, marking the first public showcase of the platform during the national celebrations. The system will be part of a special military tableau highlighting Operation Sindoor, a recent Indian military operation that

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Russia in Talks to Supply More S-400 to India

By BPN News Desk September 3, 2025

Russia has confirmed that it is in talks with India to supply additional S-400 surface-to-air missile systems. Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said discussions are ongoing and highlighted that India already operates the system. Background on Existing Deal India signed a $5.5 billion deal in 2018 to acquire five S-400

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Why Operation Sindoor’s S-400 Kill Stayed Classified – Until Pakistan Couldn’t Respond

By BPN News Desk August 9, 2025

In May 2025, the skies over South Asia were the stage for Operation Sindoor, the most intense India–Pakistan aerial confrontation in decades. Fighter jets, surveillance aircraft, and missile batteries traded blows in engagements that stretched from the Line of Control to the depths of Pakistani airspace. For months, the official tally of the battle remained […]

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Operation Sindoor: India Shoots Down Six Pakistani Aircraft

By BPN News Desk August 9, 2025

On August 9, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, confirmed that during Operation Sindoor in May, India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one large military surveillance aircraft, believed to be an AWACS, using the advanced S-400 missile defense system. The surveillance aircraft was destroyed at a distance […]