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United States recently announced it will sell India 24 “Harpoon II” anti-ship missiles, worth more than $ 170 million, which is the first time the U.S. sold missiles to India. India traditionally used Russian-made weapons, 70 percent of its military equipment from Russia. The world’s arms behind each have a strong political objective, the United States to India a – Russia’s “quasi-allies”, China has border disputes with neighboring countries – selling weapons, the underlying purpose memorable.

Harpoon missiles the United States will not just sell

this $ 170 million arms deal in the Indian Defense Minister AK-start the U.S. high-Anthony level access on the occasion made public. This will be the first time the U.S. sold missiles to India.

U.S. Department of Defense Security Cooperation Agency said that India has offered to buy 20 U.S. fixed-wing aircraft from the launch of the AGM-84L “Harpoon” missiles, four ATM-84L “Harpoon II” type missiles, and missile storage, training devices and for repair parts. These missiles will be equipped with the sea in the Indian Air Force to perform the task of “Jaguar” fighter.

Harpoon missiles wide range of equipment in 1978. Free shooting, submarine-launched, ship-launched and other models, is the main anti-ship missile the U.S. Navy. The United States has to sell these missiles to Japan, Korea, Singapore, Pakistan and other Asian countries, the world’s 20 countries are using this missile.

If the “Harpoon” missiles deal is approved, will be the fourth time in three years the United States large-scale arms sales to India. Washington has been sold to Indian military ANTPQ37 weapon-locating radars, six C-130J “Hercules” transport aircraft and eight new maritime P-8 reconnaissance aircraft.

sales, not only just to sell weapons that simple. To really play combat arms, behind a series of training needed to protect, maintain, and so the team together. These teams, mostly from the sale of arms to States to be. That is, if India to buy U.S. weapons, the Americans will have to teach the Indians how to use these weapons, these weapons debugging, maintenance, etc. work. The U.S. military or quasi-military persons to enter India, the future military policy in India will have a profound impact.

India move closer to NATO

Chinese military expert Dai Xu in the People’s Daily published an article that the United States announced in India to sell Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Then there will be more U.S. arms into India. And Russia in the global rivalry, India is a great weight of the piece. Now the two sides almost decorum skin problems in Georgia, the U.S. simply took the opportunity to play with the exotic, the manipulation of the body lift India nuclear supply, won the favor of India, after they played a portfolio of arms sales. This seems a small thing to sell missiles, in fact, implies a deep U.S. strategic motives.

Dai Xu said the cut from this sale, the United States last objective will be to Russia’s arms from India to go out on the market. Close cooperation with the weapons, followed by the inevitable strategic cooperation. Russia’s influence in South Asia would be finished. United States once again with a low-cost way to achieve a strategic position to weaken Russia.

India has been on the international status of Russia’s quasi-ally appears, since Nikita Khrushchev in 1956, two low-priced exports to India, “Il-14″ military transport aircraft so far, Russia has provided India than $ 50 billion of advanced weapons. Indian army is equipped with weapons, more than 70% from Russia. Including the Air Force’s most advanced Su-30MKI fighters, T-90 tanks, the Army, the Navy’s Kilo-class submarines are currently being modified for the “Admiral Gorshkov” aircraft carrier and so on. There are a number of Russian-Indian joint military programs, such as India and Russia co-operation Brad Karimov cruise missile, jointly developed by the fifth generation fighter aircraft, and so on.

but the Indians have been quite critical of the Russian-made weapons. In 2006 defense exhibition in Indonesia, no blush to the Indian BrahMos anti-ship missiles and Russian exports 3M80E “Sandfly”, 3M54 “club”, 3M95 “Uranus” and the image drawn in a missile posters, and with the data on the so-called “performance advantage” to explain the backwardness of Russian-made anti-ship missiles, Russian-made anti-ship missile is exaggerating how difficult maintenance, hit the low rate of defects.

Indian Army armored forces, “military town treasure” – T-90 main battle tanks, with the recent high temperatures could not withstand the hot weather, a large number of cases lying in the nest. India to buy second-hand aircraft carrier “Admiral Gorshkov” Russia has repeatedly prices.

Therefore, India “spread the risk” theory, under the guidance and the full liberalization of the West Indian restrictions on the export of advanced weapons, the Indian government and military to encourage the United States, France, in order to gradually replace the Russian arms dealers and other countries position, so that the Indian Army’s equipment system to the NATO standards. According to statistics, the Israeli forward 21 key Indian defense products and technical assistance projects, the number actually more than Russia, now Israel has become India’s second largest arms supplier, to provide annually to the Indian Army $ 1.5 billion -20 billion dollars in weapons and equipment .

the United States want to play the double-edged sword

that military expert Dai Xu, away in India, the United States still has to deal with China to balance Chinese power considerations.

the United States over the years is to engage in regional balance of power, let others check each other, while the seat of the benefits received Fisherman. Has been cultivated in Asia, Japan, Taiwan, and then pull India, China, can be basically distracted, so for a long period of time, it can concentrate on dealing with Russia.

between the major powers, regular warfare is on the army attack plan, often smiling manner. The disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States to engage in, the two leaders also joking. This is not a fight the soldiers, the superior state. Now the United States or Russia and China to play this.

Indian Army Lieutenant General Vijay – Kapoor said: “The United States and India are seeking closer military cooperation, because of India’s rapid economic growth and significantly improve military capabilities, in Asia, New Delhi more significant strategic impact. “He said the U.S. military is eager to invest in India, because the United States that India could rise to balance China’s role. (Author: Qian Cheng Chan)

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