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Indian “dancing”: purchase 5000 ATGM France after the contract with Russia

India continues its dance with many partners. This time it was France counterpart, has received an order for 5000 anti-tank guided missiles of second generation MILAN.

Индийские "танцы": покупка 5000 ПТУР у Франции после контракта с Россией
The soldiers with anti-tank MILAN

for Defense Procurement Council, Chief Procurement Authority Ministry of Defense of India, headed by Nirmala Sitharaman, recently approved an urgent deal, initiated by the military. The total contract value is estimated at more than $167 million. In India, not yet reported, when the expected supply of new systems.

Indian Bharat Dynamics from the 1970s built tens of thousands of anti-tank Milan various modifications and will be engaged in the assembly and the party. MILAN 2T, modification with tandem warhead, It was published in 1993. The complex is able to hit the target 115 mm antitank high explosive warhead at a distance 2000 m.

Milan itself effectively proved itself during the Kargil War 1999 of the year. In this next spiral of confrontation between Pakistan and India MILAN used against bunkers were barricaded in their Pakistani soldiers.

Индийские "танцы": покупка 5000 ПТУР у Франции после контракта с Россией

According to local press reports, Indian army claims, that it lacks order 68 000 PTUR type and about 850 launchers. Earlier it was reported, that the Defense Ministry has ordered the country's supply of a certain number of complexes "Competition-M" with the anti-tank guided missiles 9M113M worth 110 millions of dollars. BDL is responsible for the delivery company Bhanure, which produces the anti-tank systems under license from the Russian developer.

However, one of the main priorities of the Indian Army is getting the third generation anti-tank systems. Military insist on an accelerated procurement 2500 ATGM and 96 launchers. After extensive testing, held in October, Israeli army chose Spike System - they took over US Javelin.

Notably, Earlier Indian Government has refused to deal 500 million. dollars with Israeli concern Rafael. the contract, which became the result of the victory of the Middle East in the contest of 2011, The estimated delivery 321st system "Spike" and 8356 missiles, and it was abruptly canceled in December 2017 , in favor of the local long-term complex MPATGM with guided warheads NAG, general contractor of which is the Defense Research and Development Organization of India (Drido).

Spike MR - ATGM third generation. ATGM mounted on the body- and thermal imaging seeker with a tandem part, its maximum range can reach 4000 m. The rocket carried the function "fire and forget" and "shot - found purpose in flight, adjusted - I forget ".

However, the final decision on the purchase of Spike is still pending. Indian military are going to conduct large-scale tests of the complex this summer in the Thar Desert. Against the background of this information, said the DRDO, successfully conducted a test in September MPATGM 2018 of the year.

MPATGM It is a third generation anti-tank guided missile. DRDO is working on a complex in partnership with Indian defense contractor VEM Technologies since 2015 of the year. reported, that the planned maximum range missiles should be around 2,5 kilometers. DRDO has promised the Indian Army pass MPATGM first prototype by the end of 2018 of the year, but so far the military complex on the Service can not hear anything. The mass production of missiles, As expected, will begin at 2021 year, but the Indian resource DefenceNews notes, that "it may be delayed".

According to the same source, Indian army remain deeply skeptical about the possibility MPATGM and does not believe, that it will meet its operational requirements.

Skepticism is understandable military. The development goes from the beginning of the 80s of the last century. Project implementation period is constantly shifted. rocket, which is going to put into production in 2010, the year, still can not reach the desired stage of readiness. Among other things,, its weight and size do not allow to make it portable.

Indian armed forces are interested in the supply of not less than 200 complexes and 7000 missiles. The main task of the local production systems - to replace aging with each passing year more and more MILAN and "Competition".

                          
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