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News: The United States(US) has imposed Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system.
What is Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)?
CAATSA is a US federal law enacted in 2017 that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia.
- Purpose: The CAATSA Act empowers the US President to impose sanctions against countries that engage in a significant transaction with Russian defence and intelligence sectors.
What type of sanctions will be imposed under CAATSA?
a) Prohibition on loans to the sanctioned country.
b) prohibition of Export-Import bank assistance for exports to sanctioned persons
c) prohibition on procurement by the United States Government to procure goods or services from the sanctioned person among others.
- Implications for India: India could also face similar US sanctions for purchasing high-value military defense items, in particular the S-400 Triumf missile defense system from Russia under the act.
What is S-400 Triumf Missile?
It is a mobile, modern long range surface-to-air missile system(MRL SAM) designed by Russia.
It is considered to be most advanced system than the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system (THAAD) developed by the United States
The system can engage all types of aerial targets including aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) and ballistic and cruise missiles within the range of 400km, at an altitude of up to 30 km. It can track 100 airborne targets and engage six of them simultaneously.
