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India's Javelin Missile Timeline: The 16-Year Road From 2010 to Tata's U.S. Co-Production…

The Indian Army signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missile on August 28, 2026, ending a 16-year procurement effort tha…

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FIRST REQUEST

India Asks the U.S. for Javelin

Defence Minister A.K. Antony tells Parliament India will send a Letter of Request to the U.S. for Javelin, alongside a technology-transfer package for local production v…

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TALKS STALL

Technology-Transfer Roadblock

Talks stall as U.S. firms are unwilling to share seeker and other sensitive technology on India's terms, and Washington resists the field trials New Delhi wants -- a dis…

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SPIKE SELECTED

India Turns to Israel's Spike

Facing an acute anti-armour gap, the Indian Army evaluates and selects Rafael's Spike ATGM from Israel after extensive field trials.

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SPIKE CANCELLED

India Bets on Its Own Missile Instead

India calls off a roughly $500 million Spike deal, citing progress on DRDO's own indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile programme.

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EMERGENCY ORDER

India Orders Spike Long Range After All

The Defence Ministry confirms an emergency order for Spike Long Range missiles from Israel's Rafael, showing India ran more than one anti-tank track at once.

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REVIVED

Modi-Trump Statement Revives Javelin, and BDL Signs First

At Aero India 2025 (Feb. 11), the Javelin Joint Venture signs an MoU with Bharat Dynamics Limited to explore co-production. Two days later, the India-U.S. Joint Leaders'…

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POSSIBLE SALE

U.S. Approves a Possible $45.7M Javelin Sale

The State Department approves a possible FMS sale estimated at $45.7 million: 100 Javelin rounds, one fly-to-buy round, 25 Lightweight Command Launch Units, training and…

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MPATGM ADVANCES

India's Own Missile Passes a Test and Gets Cleared

DRDO flight-tests the indigenous MPATGM against a moving target on Jan. 11, 2026. The Defence Acquisition Council grants Acceptance of Necessity for Army procurement on…

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LOA SIGNED

Sixteen Years Later, India Signs the LOA

The Indian Army signs the Letter of Offer and Acceptance for Javelin. Reporting describes the signed package as ~60 missiles and fewer launch units than proposed, worth…

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TATA SELECTED

Tata Named Prime Co-Production Partner

The Javelin Joint Venture names Tata Advanced Systems as prime Indian partner for future co-production, planning final assembly, integration and component production in…

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