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Russia negotiating US$4-6 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia

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On February 15, Russian State-controlled media reported that Moscow is negotiating an overall arms export contract with Saudi Arabia worth a total US$4-6 billion. The deal is reported to include sales of: the latest Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf Surface-to-Air Missile systems (NATO designation: SA-21 Growler); Uralvagonzavod T-90S Main Battle Tanks; Kurganmashzavod BMP-3M amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicles; and Russian Helicopters Kazan-built Mil Mi-171B helicopters...Read full article

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India: INS Arihant to be armed with Mach 6 K-15 cruise missiles

On February 16, Vice-Admiral D.P.S. Varma (ret’d), Director General of the Indian Navy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) project, said that "The K-15 missile will jolly well be there on INS Arihant when it is inducted into the Navy. The nuclear sub. should hopefully be with the Navy by the end of 2011."

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Iran: S-300 SAM delivery delayed again

On February 17 at the DefEx show in New Delhi, India, Alexander Fomin, First Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Co-operation which oversees Moscow’s arms exports, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying that the delivery of advanced Almaz-Antey S-300 PMU-1 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems to Iran has been delayed again.

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Netherlands: Helicopter gunner simulator

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has indicated that it is seeking suitably qualified companies capable of developing and supplying door-gunner simulators for the onboard weapons installed in Dutch armed forces helicopters.

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France: To purchase 76 Javelin missile launchers

Defence Minister Hervé Morin said on February 22 that the Defence Ministerial Investment Committee (DMIC) has decided to buy 76 Javelin anti-armour missile launchers and 260 missiles from the Pentagon’s Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA), under the US Foreign Military Sales program. The deal will be worth some US$70 million.

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