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Jan 30, 2021

India Gets 6K Negev LMGs from Israel

India had signed a contract with Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) in March 2020 to procure 16,479 LMGs under Fast Track Procedure.
With the disputed border with China and Pakistan active at the same point of time, the guns will add more firepower to the deployed frontline troops. The Negev 7.62X51 mm Light Machine Gun is a combat proven weapon and used by several countries around the globe.
This LMG will greatly enhance the lethality and range of a soldier vis-à-vis the presently used weapon.
Indian Army received first lot of consignment of 6,000 quantities in January this year in Mumbai. The guns have been shifted to Jabalpur and are undergoing proper inspection. The rest of the guns are expected to arrive by March end of this year.
The Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence then had signed the capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons Industries for procurement of 16,479 LMGs at a cost of Rs. 880 crore.

Jan 29, 2021

Boeing Gets United States Government Approval to Offer F-15EX to India

Boeing has received a licence from the U.S. government to offer its F-15EX fighter jet to the Indian Air Force.
Boeing will compete with Sweden's Gripen and France's Rafale among others for the Indian Air Force's plan to buy 114 multi-role aircraft to replace its Soviet-era fleet.
Ankur Kanaglekar, director, India Fighters Lead, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, told reporters that discussions on the F-15EX had taken place earlier between the two governments.
India and the United States have built close defence ties, with the Indian military buying over $20 billion worth of weapons in the last 15 years.
Lockheed Martin is also pitching its F-21 fighter to the Indian air force, offering to build the plane in the country to win the deal estimated to be worth more than $18 billion.

Jan 28, 2021

India Starts Licensing Production of the Russian AK-203

India is about to launch licensed production of Russian Kalashnikov's AK-203 assault rifles. The manufacturing process will be conducted at a plant in Korva (Uttar Pradesh).
General Manoj Naravane, Chief of Staff of the Army of the Indian Armed Forces, stated that negotiations with the Kalashnikov Concern are close to a deal, and he's confident the agreement for the production of automatic weapons will be signed in the near future.
And according to the Russian side participating in the negotiations, the project for the licensed production of Russian AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles in India is indeed at the final stage of implementation.
According to the deal, India will produce as many as 671,427 AK-203 assault rifles.

Jan 27, 2021

India Successfully Tests New Gen Akash Missile

India successfully test-fired the Akash-NG (new generation) surface-to-air missile for the first time off the Odisha coast.
Akash-NG missile has been designed to strike low radar cross-section aerial targets. It weighs only half of the existing Akash missile and requires fewer ground systems.
The existing Akash missile has a range of 25 km, while the upgraded variant (NG) can strike targets at a distance of 30 km.
Akash-NG is a new generation surface-to-air missile meant for use by Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering low radar cross-section aerial threats.
The Akash-NG system has been developed with better deploy ability compared to other similar systems with canisterised launcher and much smaller ground system footprint.

Jan 26, 2021

Israel Allows US to Deploy Iron Dome Missile Defence System in the Gulf

The United States is expected to soon begin deploying the Israeli-manufactured Iron Dome missile defence system in its bases in the Gulf States.
Three weeks ago, Israel handed over a second Iron Dome battery developed by the country's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to the US Defence Department as part of an agreement for two Iron Dome batteries signed between the US and Israel in August 2019.
The report comes against the backdrop of recent normalisation accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and two large US arms deals, one with the UAE and the other with Saudi Arabia.

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