By: Vivek Raghuvanshi
NEW DELHI — India has signed a much awaited $737 million contract for the procurement of 145 M777A2 LW155 ultralight howitzers.
The deal was inked Wednesday with the original equipment manufacturer, the US subsidiary of BAE Systems.
A formal Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement will be signed with the US government on Thursday, according a top Ministry of Defence (MoD) official.
BAE Systems executives here were unavailable for comment.
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