New Delhi: India is set to import more of the specialised Excalibur precision-guided artillery munition—used against Pakistan during Op eration Sindoor —and the Javelin anti-tank missile system under emergency procurement from the US, at a total cost of nearly USD 93 million.

This is being seen as a first in a series of defence deals to be signed with Washington, DC, in the coming months and comes weeks after both countries signed a 10-year framework to deepen bilateral defence relations. The signing took place in Kuala Lumpur at a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth.

The deals, pursued under emergency procurement powers, allow the armed forces to bypass the convoluted and long procurement process for contracts, with a maxi

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