India has revealed new details about the use of the Russian S-400 "Triumf" anti-aircraft system during Operation Sindoor. The target, at a record-breaking engagement distance, was not a fighter jet, but a special-purpose aircraft.

Former commander of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force, Jitendra Mishra, stated that prior to this, Indian forces had destroyed a number of Pakistani ground radar stations and command posts. After this, the enemy had to rely more heavily on airborne detection assets.

The target was hit at a distance of 314 km. The exact type of aircraft was not publicly named, but it is likely an AWACS or electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

Earlier, "Perviy Tekhnicheskiy" presented a ranking of the world's longest-range anti-aircraft systems. The S-400 "Triumf" is capable of striking at a distance of up to 380 km, but only with the use of the 40N6E missile.

Air Defense Forces historian Yuri Knutov reminded that without the support of the Russian military, the "Triumf" equipment would quickly "turn into scrap metal".