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State Department Approves $1.9 Billion Deal With India For Integrated Air Defense Weapon System

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, February 10th, 2020

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State Department Approves $1.9 Billion Deal With India For Integrated Air Defense Weapon System

AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel air defense radar. Photo: ThalesRaytheonSystems.

The State Department said Monday it has approved a potential $1.9 billion deal with India for an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System comprising Sentinel radars, Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and Stinger missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the foreign military sale on Feb. 7. Under the deal, the integrated IADW system would include five Sentinel radars, 118 AMRAAM missiles and 134 Stinger missiles. “India intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its…

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