India buying NASAMS 2 to protect its capital

News reports from India says the Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC), chaired by Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has approved the “acceptance of necessity (AoN)” to buy the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System 2(NASAMS 2) to defend its capital.

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The deal is rumored to be worth $1 billion. The NASAMS 2 is currently deployed in the United States to protect Washington D.C.

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