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…
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…
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…
Facing an acute anti-armour gap, the Indian Army evaluates and selects Rafael's Spike ATGM from Israel after extensive field trials.
India calls off a roughly $500 million Spike deal, citing progress on DRDO's own indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile programme.
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.
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'…
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…
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…
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…
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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