Moscow has begun the delivery of the S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems to China under the 2014 contract, a source close to the Russian system of military cooperation told on Thursday.
“The implementation of the contract has begun, the first shipment has been sent to China,” the source said.
According to the source, the shipment includes a control station, a radar station, energy and support equipment, spare parts, various tools and other elements of the S-400 system.
The source also said that the contact with China stipulated neither technology transfer nor licensed production.
In 2017, Russia trained a group of Chinese military servicemen to use the S-400 systems.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation has declined to provide any comments.