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Watch Out, Pakistan: Israel to Sell India Mobile Missiles ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Zachary Keck)

Barak-8 Launcher ( Source- Wikimedia Commons / Credits- Author)  Source- The National Interest Author- Zachary Keck Israel and India on the verge of signing a new “mega” defense deal, that would include Israel helping India develop a new mobile missile system. On Thursday the Times of India reported, citing unnamed officials within India’s Ministry of Defense, that India and Israel have “now virtually sealed the joint development of a medium-range surface-to-air missile system (MRSAM) for the Indian Army.” The first tranche of the deal will be worth over 9,000 crore (roughly $1.67 billion), however, Indian officials that the Times of India spoke with said that more missiles could be bought at a later date. "More orders might later follow since the Army's air defence capabilities are relatively weak," the official was quoted as saying. Earlier, an Indian army official said that Delhi could purchase over $6 billion worth of the medium-range surface-to-

India’s Promising Israel Defense Ties ( Copy Right @ The Diplomat, Author- Alvite Ningthoujam)

Barak Missile ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Author- Natan Flayer) Sources- The Diplomat Author- Alvite Ningthoujam In what could be considered a major breakthrough for Indo-Israeli defense ties, under the newly installed Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India will finally get its much-needed Barak-1 missile, manufactured by the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). This is a significant step for the new government in New Delhi, particularly considering the depleted defensive capabilities of Indian warships. With delivery scheduled for December 2015, fourteen ships that presently lack missile systems will be outfitted with the Barak-1. Going back a little more than a decade, Indo-Israeli cooperation were derailed by allegations of  bribery and corruption allegations. The issues surfaced when India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a probe into IAI and Rafael regarding the supply of Barak-1 missiles, in a deal orch