Donald Trump administration approves sale of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System to India

Donald Trump administration approved sale of an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System to India for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion, international media reported. sale is expected to help foreign policy and national security of US by strengning US-India ties. This sale comes as defence relations between two countries are growing with India procuring multiple weapons from US in recent years.

On Monday, DSCA made a public statement on its website which read: 

State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion. Defence Security Cooperation ncy delivered required certification tifying Congress of this possible sale on February 7, 2020. 

India to use m to expand its air defence

According to reports, India intends to use se defence articles and services to modernise its armed forces and to expand its existing air defence architecture. This will contribute to India’s military goal to update its capability while furr enhancing greater interoperability between India and US. DSCA added y propose sale of military equipment and supports will t alter basic military balance in region, international media reported. 

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SCA revealed that government of India has requested to buy an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) comprised of five AN/ MPQ-64Fl Sentinel radar systems, one hundred eighteen AMRAAM AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles, three AMRAAM Guidance Sections, four AMRAAM Control Sections, and one hundred thirty-four Stinger FIM-92L missiles.

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Also included in list were thirty-two M4A1 rifles; (40,32) M855 5.56mm cartridges, Fire Distribution Centers (FDC), Handheld Remote Terminals, Electrical Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensor Systems, AMRAAM n-Developmental Item-Airborne Instrumentation Units (NDI­AIU),  Multi-spectral Targeting System-Model A (MTS-A),  and Canister Launchers (CN), High Mobility Launchers (HML).

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(With inputs from ncies)