Russia Replaces S-400 Missile Systems Damaged Enroute To China

April 30, 2019

Defense World:

Russia has sent several dozens of new S-400 Triumf missile systems to China to replace those damaged in 2017 in a storm while being ferried to the destination.

“At the start of April, several dozens of new S-400 missiles were sent by maritime transport from the Baltic to China to replace those damaged in a storm in the English Channel,” a military-diplomatic source told TASS on Tuesday.

While two ships carrying a regimental set of the S-400 systems was received by China in April, one ship was hit by a strong storm in the English Channel in January 2018. The storm damaged the equipment and the transport ship that was carrying the missiles had to return to the port of departure for examination of the cargo.

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