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India and Armenia defense deal

March 4 , 2020 1625 days 880 0
  • India has overtaken Russia and Poland to win a $40 million defence deal to supply four indigenously-built weapon locating radars to Armenia in Europe.
  • The deal is being seen as a major achievement for 'Make in India' programme in the defence sector.
  • As per the agreement, India will supply four SWATHI weapon locating radars to Armenia.
  • This will provide fast, automatic and accurate location of enemy weapons like mortars, shells and rockets in its 50-km range.
  • SWATHI is developed by DRDO's Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE).

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