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The United States threatened India with sanctions over India's decision to buy the S-400 missile defense system from Russia. [70] India and Russia have several major joint military programmes including: BrahMos cruise missile programme; Sukhoi Su-30MKI programme (230+ to be built by Hindustan Aeronautics) KA-226T twin-engine utility helicopters
India Russia: Status: In service. Cannon-launched anti-tank guided missile used on the Indian Army's T-90S and T-72 tanks.Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract with MOD for Invar anti-tank guided missiles on 19-Aug-2013. [212] It is reported that 10000 will be procured from Russia while BDL will manufacture 15,000. [213] HELINA
India is seeking to distance itself from its largest arms supplier after Russia's ability to supply munitions and spares was hobbled by the war in Ukraine, but must step carefully to avoid pushing ...
US and USSR/Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles, 1945–2014. The Soviet Union tested its first nuclear weapon ("RDS-1") in 1949. This crash project was developed partially with information obtained via the atomic spies at the United States' Manhattan Project during and after World War II. The Soviet Union was the second nation to have developed ...
India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world's biggest buyer of Russian arms seeks alternative suppliers at a time when Moscow is ...
Comments seem to be first sign that India could recalibrate its dependency on Russia
Between 2016 and 2020, India accounted for 9.5% of total global arms imports. [21] From 2000 to 2022, France, Israel, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States are the top 5 countries where India imports its ammunitions and weapons from. [22]
Despite Western sanctions, Russia has dramatically increased the production of artillery rounds, missiles and drones since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.