New Delhi will purchase Israeli Spyder air defense systems worth $270 million
According to The Economic Times, the contract with Israeli Rafael Advance Systems will provide an upgrade to Indian home-bred military equipment, Sputnik reported.
Currently India is enhancing its air defense with short-range surface-to-air missiles (SRSAM) developed in 2011.
New Delhi is expected to build two air defense regiments accounting of total 1,800 missiles.