05 January 2012

News Story: India OKs $1.18B Deal To Buy Mica Missiles

MICA missile (Wiki Info)
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - Five months after signing a $2.2 billion deal to upgrade its French Mirage aircraft, the Indian government Jan. 4 cleared an additional $1.18 billion deal to procure Mica air-to-air missiles from France.
The Indian Air Force will buy 500 Mica missiles from MBDA to mount on the 51 Mirage 200H aircraft that are to be upgraded by France's Thales and Dassault jointly with Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics.

Read the full story at DefenseNews