India Again Considers Buying Israeli-made ATGM
The Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is back on the Indian Army's acquisition agenda. The potential purchase of the missile arose during a Nov. 11 meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which likely will take up the issue again when it meets later this month, an Indian Defence Ministry source said. The purchase of the Spike was put on hold in April as it was a single-vendor procurement from Israeli company Rafael. But the Indian Army is in a hurry to get advanced ATGMs. The renewed interest i…
DRDO MBDA agreement soon on short range missile
An agreement is expected to be inked shortly between the DRDO and MBDA Missile Systems to design and co-produce SR SAMs (short range surface-to-air missiles) even as the European company seeks to improve its footprint in India. An agreement is expected to be inked shortly between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and MBDA Missile Systems to design and co-produce SR SAMs (short range surface-to-air missiles) even as the European company seeks to improve its footprint in India. “We are considering India as …
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