Overview
- The cases cover about 100 FGM-148 Javelin rounds with 25 command-launch units and up to 216 M982A1 Excalibur precision projectiles.
- The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress, initiating the statutory review required before the transfers can proceed.
- The packages include training, simulators, Portable Electronic Fire Control Systems with iPIK, primers and propellant charges, refurbishment, spares and technical assistance.
- RTX is the principal contractor for Excalibur, while the Javelin program is led by the RTX/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture.
- Washington describes the sales as enhancing India’s precision-strike and anti-armor capabilities without altering the basic military balance, with India expected to absorb the systems easily.