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US approves sale of anti-sub planes to India
Washington (AFP) March 17, 2009 Washington has approved the sale to India of eight Boeing anti-submarine aircraft, a 2.1 billion dollar transaction which would be the largest ever sale of US arms to India, the State Department said Tuesday. "The Department of State has notified Congress of the potential sale of eight P8i long-range maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the government of India," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. "The US government is prepared to license the export of these items, having taken into account political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations," he said. The sale is in keeping with India's drive to modernize its military. The Indian military plans to hand out contracts worth 50 billion US dollars by 2018. India, which has tense relations with fellow nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan, currently is mostly outfitted with military equipment from the former Soviet Union. Related Links Naval Warfare in the 21st Century
Japan to give 40 mln dlrs to dismantle Russian submarines: report
Tokyo (AFP) May 1, 2009Japan will give another four billion yen (40 million dollars) towards an international project to dismantle decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in the Far East, a report said Friday. |
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