05 February 2013

News Story: Israel seeks major arms deals with India


TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Israel may be on the brink of major defense sales to India following a visit by India's air force commander, Air Marshal Nak Browne.

Military sources say Browne was particularly interested in upgrading India's fleet of Israeli-built unmanned surveillance vehicles and acquiring the advanced missile defense systems that Israel's high-tech defense industry, the most advanced in the Middle East, is developing.

India has been discussing a possible "buy and build" deal involving the Iron Dome system, the only one of four air-defense systems under development to have been tested in combat, for some time.

The Indians also want to produce the system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, under license.

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