China receives first batch of Russian S-400s
The first S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile systems for the People’s Liberation Army of China have been handed over in the second half of July, according to Russian state-owned media.
Initially, the first two Russian-made Almaz-Antey S-400s (NATO designation SA-21 Growler) were set for delivery in the spring of 2017, but the process has experienced unexpected delays.
The equipment - which will equip an entire regiment - was shipped to China this April using three merchant ships sailing from Ust-Luga Port near St Petersburg. However, during a storm in the English Channel the support equipment in one of the ships was
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