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NEW DELHI (India):
Israeli officials have flown to New Delhi to complete the sale
of sophisticated spy planes to India. The arms deal, one of
the largest ever made by Israel, is worth more than $1
billion.
Israeli officials say India will buy three Israeli-made
Phalcon airborne early warning systems. The Phalcon consists
of sophisticated radar mounted on a Russian-built cargo plane.
The radar will let India have a long-range identification of
targets, whenever and wherever it plans to hit with its'
aggressive posture. An Israeli spokeswoman has said that the
director-general of the department, Amos Yaron, has arrived in
India to finalize the details.
India would likely pay $1.1
billion for the systems. Israel has reportedly received the
backing of the US government for the sale.
The United States, at first,
opposed the deal on the grounds that it might increase
tensions between India and Pakistan. The US administration has
intervened in recent years to prevent Israel from selling the
Phalcon to China, fearing that it would give Beijing a
military edge over Taiwan.
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