Indian government clears mega missile deal with Israel

A Rs 17,000 crore deal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the army, reflecting India’s fast growing defence ties with the Jewish nation.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-02-24 15:03 GMT
File photo of Reuven Rivlin and Narendra Modi

New Delhi

The project will be implemented by the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)and Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI).

The approval for the deal comes ahead of a possible visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel later this year.

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