
Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the USA has approved the sale of the anti-surface warfare and anti-air defence MK 45 5 inch/62 calibre (MOD 4) naval guns and $1.02 billion worth equipment to India.
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The MK 45 is manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in Louisville, Kentucky.
The MK-45 is a naval artillery gun system which will build the capacity to conduct antisurface warfare and anti-air defence missions.
Only countries like Japan, South Korea and Turkey have the MK-45 system.
It is equipped with an automatic loader with a capacity of 20 rounds that can be automatically fired fully within a minute’s time.
The Indian government will buy thirteen MK 45 5 inch/62 caliber (MOD 4) naval guns, 3,500 D349 projectile ammunition along with other ammunition, spare parts, publications and technical data.
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Indo-US Relations – The US has four “foundational” agreements which it signs with its defence partners as routine instruments that it uses to promote military cooperation with partner-nations. India-US relations can be put into three distinct phases – a 15-year period of “deep engagement” from 1948 to 1963; period of “diplomatic quiescence” for next 15 years; and, a third phase since 1990 during which the focus was on cooling down India-Pakistan tensions. To counter the competition by China, the USA wants to make India as one of the major defence partners for which bilateral partnerships are being made for trade and defence deals alongside the joint military exercises. More Info
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