The U.S. Department of State has approved air defense system sale to India

The U.S. Department of State has approved air defense system sale to India

• The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of a $1.867 billion Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) to India. The potential sale, which is being processed via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) the route, is now before the U.S. Congress for consideration, with a 30­day window for Congress to raise any objections to the sale
• The Integrated Air Defence Weapon System, also known as the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), provides integrated air missile defense and is currently deployed around  Washington, DC. The IADWS system includes radar, launchers, targeting, and guidance systems, advanced medium­range airto­air missile (AMRAAM) and Stinger missiles, and related equipment and support
• The government had asked to buy an IADWS comprised of five AN/MPQ­64Fl Sentinel radar systems; 118 AMRAAM AIM­120C­7/C­8 missiles; three AMRAAM Guidance Sections; four AMRAAM Control Sections and 134 Stinger FIM­92L missiles, as per a statement from the State Department. 
• Also included are 32 M4A1 rifles; 40,320 M855 5.56mm cartridges; Fire Distribution Centres (FDC); Handheld Remote Terminals; Electrical Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensor Systems; AMRAAM Non-­Developmental Item-Airborne Instrumentation Units (NDI­AIU); Multi­spectral Targeting System­Model A (MTS­A); Canister Launchers (CN); High Mobility Launchers (HML); Dual Mount Stinger (DMS) Air Defence Systems; Vehicle Mounted Stinger Rapid Ranger Air Defence Systems, the statement said. 
• Communications, testing and training equipment, and documentation and technical and logistics support are also part of the package, as per the statement.

Source: The Hindu