India to make more expensive defense buys from US

INDIA (Web Desk) (India to make more expensive defense buys from US) – In a bid to overpower neighbours and strengthen the defence capabilities, India has signed agreements with the United States to buy  four more of the company’s P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft.

The agreement that is worth $1 billion will be executed in phases and reportedly these planes will be handed over to India in next three years.

The Indian navy already operates eight P-8I aircraft equipped with Harpoon missiles, lightweight torpedoes and rockets for anti-submarine and surveillance operations over the Indian Ocean.

India was the first international customer to buy P-8I aircraft from the United States. The latest deal would bolster the India-US ties further.

Observers are of the view that India has put effort into escalating its ASW capability as China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has pushed its submarine operations further west into the Indian Ocean. Pakistan’s ally China is largely seen by New Delhi as India’s largest regional rival.
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