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India Signs Agreement With U.S. For Raytheon Stinger Missiles

India Signs Agreement With U.S. For Raytheon Stinger Missiles
Soldiers test launch a surface-to-air Stinger Weapons System. Ukrainian forces have used U.S.-supplied Stinger missiles to destroy Russian small UAS. Photo: Raytheon Technologies.

The Indian Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Department to acquire 245 Raytheon [RTN]-built Stinger air-to-air missiles with launchers and engineering support, the company said Wednesday.The Stinger acquisition is part of a larger $3.1 billion deal with the U.S. first finalized in September (Defense Daily, Sept. 30, 2015). The original order included combat helicopters, weapons, radars, and electronic warfare suites.“India joins nations around the globe who recognize that air-to-air Stinger can be a key component of…

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