♤ India has longstanding and wide-ranging cooperation with Russia in the field of defence.

♤ Since 1960, the overall value of contracts within the framework of military and technical cooperation has amounted to over USD 65 billion, while the portfolio of orders in 2012- 2016 exceeded USD 46 billion.

♤ India-Russia military technical cooperation is evolving from a buyer - seller framework to one involving joint research, development and production of advanced defence technologies and systems.

♤ BrahMos Missile System as well as the licensed production in India of SU-30 aircraft and T-90 tanks, are examples of such flagship cooperation.

♤ During the 17th Annual Summit, the sides concluded agreements on supply of S-400 air defence systems, construction of frigates under Project 1135.6 and shareholders agreement on the formation of joint venture to manufacture Ka-226T helicopters in India.

♤ The two countries also hold exchanges and training exercises between their armed forces annually.

♤ The annual bilateral naval exercise ‘Indra - Navy’ took place off the coast of

Vishakhapatnam on 14-21 December 2016.

♤ Both sides conducted the first ever tri-services exercise INDRA-2017 was successfully conducted from 19 to 29 Oct 2017 at Vladivostok in Russia.

♤ A roadmap for the development of bilateral defence cooperation was signed during the 17th Meeting of the IRIGC-MTC.

♤ Air Chief, Arup Raha visited Russia from 24-29 October 2016. Russian Naval Chief visited India in March 2017.

♤ The first ever India-Russia Military Conference took place in Delhi in March 2017. Nearly 45 Russian entities participated in this conference. FSB Director, Alexander Bortnikov led a nine-member delegation to India in March 2017 and called on the Minister of Home Affairs.