CHINA-RUSSIA: 100 PLA PERSONNEL GO TO RUSSIA FOR TRAINING ON S-400 'TRIUMF' SYSTEM
TASS news agency on February 5, quoted a Russian government source as revealing that “About 100 military servicemen from the People’s Liberation Army of China will undergo instruction at a Russian training center in the operation and combat uses of the second regimental set of the S-400 system, to be provided to China in the second half of the year.” The PLARF is in the process of standing up two S-400 regiments for an estimated $3 billion. China took delivery of its first S-400 regimental set in 2018. Delivery of the second regimental set was initially expected to be completed by the end of last year. Neither the Chinese nor Russian government have officially confirmed the completion of the delivery.
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