Raytheon signed an MoU with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to co-produce Stinger air defense missile components in India. “Our agreement with Tata Advanced Systems deepens our industrial partnership in India with a global technology leader and will expand the range of options and capabilities for U.S. and coalition...
India Invites Global Bids for Air Force Radar
New Delhi seeks to procure Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars and electronic warfare self-protection jammer pods for its home grown fighter, the Light Combat Aircraft Mark-1A. "We cannot wait for Indian companies to develop and build these proven systems, and they will be bought off-the-shelf from overseas," stated an...
India to Purchase Stinger Missiles from Raytheon
The Indian Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon. The $3.1 billion deal with the U.S. includes 245 Stinger air-to-air missiles, along with launchers and engineering support, combat helicopters, weapons, radars and electronic warfare...
India Evinces Interest in ISTAR Aircraft
Airforce-technology.com reports that India has offered to buy two intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance – ISTAR – aircraft from Raytheon on a government-to-government basis. These planes use an active electronically scanned array radar which is able to increase the ground-detection capabilities of the air force by scanning targets at...
India’s $525 Million Spike Missile Deal
India will buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival bid from the U.S. for its Javelin missiles. Defense Ministry sources stated that Modi’s government has placed orders for 8,356 Spike missiles and 321 launchers from Israel in a deal worth 32 billion rupees ($525 million). The Javelin is...
India expected to order $86 million of torpedoes from US
The U.S. Congress was officially notified of the potential sale of Mk-54 Lightweight Torpedoes to the Indian Navy. The Mk-54 is the most advanced lightweight torpedo in the U.S. Navy inventory and is intended to be deployed with the Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, eight of which are currently being...