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Igla-S Man Portable Air Defence Systems

April 12 , 2024 227 days 203 0
  • The Indian Army has received the first batch of 24 Russia-made Igla-S Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS).
  • The system is being procured to shore up Indian Army’s Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) capabilities.
  • The Igla-S system consists of a single launcher and a missile.
  • While the first batch has come from Russia, the rest of these systems will be made in India through Transfer of Technology (ToT) from Russia.

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