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The negotiations team used the threat of sanctions to the advantage of the country as they managed to get a huge concession of $900 million (approximately Rs 7,000 crore) from the Russians with the amount approved by the defence acquisition council being $6.3 billion

The S-400 air defence missile system is likely to give India an edge over China and Pakistan as it will virtually seal the airspace around India for any enemy to carry out an attack 

Both the countries are scheduled to announce the deal during the New Delhi visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin starting today

Once the missile crossed the atmosphere, the Heat Shield ejected and the IR Seeker dome opened to look at the target location as designated by the mission computer

Russia blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria.

The upgraded missiles, which would be part of the third and fourth regiments of the Akash missile system in the Army, possess 360 degree coverage, a defence ministry spokesperson said