Amid China Conflict, US to Supply Own Medium Calibre Guns for Indian Navy
US Navy would be providing three 127 medium calibre guns from its own inventory to urgently equip warships of the Indian Navy as part of a Rs 3,800 cr
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Amid China Conflict, US to Supply Own Medium Calibre Guns for Indian Navy NEW DELHI : Military ties between Indian and American defence forces are growing further in the middle of a conflict with China as the US Navy would be providing three 127 medium calibre guns from its own inventory to urgently equip warships of the Indian Navy as part of a Rs 3,800 crore deal. India has issued a Letter of Request to the US government for acquiring 11 127 mm medium calibre guns which are to be equipped on the large-size warships of the Indian Navy including the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers. As per the new plan, the LoR issued to the American administration and the first three guns to be provided to the Indian Navy would be from the American Navy inventory so that the Indian warships are fully equipped at the earliest, government sources told ANI. Also Read : The Amazing Story of India’s First Rocket Launch Once the production of the new guns starts in America and they are ready to be delivered, the American Navy guns on Indian warships would be replaced by fresh ones. The …
