India Eyes Israeli Merkava Tank and APC Systems
- 7 years ago
India eyes Israeli Merkava Tank and APC systems \r
Israels President, Reuven Rivlin , was on a six day visit to India.\r
Israel, is one of the first country, which is implementing, the ‘Make In India vision.\r
Defence was the top agenda of Israeli Presidents visit last month , which will also witnessed signing of agreements on water, energy, agriculture and education.\r
Israeli companies, involved in the Merkava tank and namer armoured personal carrier, held a seminar in India recently.\r
India is Israels biggest defense export destination. \r
The growing security ties between India and Israel have been reflected in recent years by major Indian procurement of Gil anti-tank missiles produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., upgrades of Indian tanks by Elbit Systems Ltd. joint development with Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. of Barak 8 missiles, and more.\r
Elbit Systems of Israel has already signed an agreement, to upgrade 1,000 T-72 tanks used by the Indian army. The deal was believed to total hundreds of millions of dollars.\r
Elbit Systems will install advanced fire control systems developed for the Israeli Defence Forces Merkava in Indian T-72s.\r
In addition to upgrading T-72s, India is manufuring another Russian tank, the T-90, in its territory under special license. The Ministry of Defence now believes that Israeli companies can also be included in this program through the installing of systems they have developed in tanks produced for the Indian army.\r
In addition to production of the Merkava Mark IV , The administration is also spearheading the development of the Eitan, a new wheeled Israeli APC. The Eitan will weigh 30-35 tonnes, have a 750 hp engine, and be able to reach speeds of up to 90 km/h on paved roads, the MoD said. The APC variant will be able to carry 12 personnel, including the commander, driver, and gunner.\r
Every deal signed with India must include the transfer of Israeli know-how to India, and the production lines must be in India.\r
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Israels President, Reuven Rivlin , was on a six day visit to India.\r
Israel, is one of the first country, which is implementing, the ‘Make In India vision.\r
Defence was the top agenda of Israeli Presidents visit last month , which will also witnessed signing of agreements on water, energy, agriculture and education.\r
Israeli companies, involved in the Merkava tank and namer armoured personal carrier, held a seminar in India recently.\r
India is Israels biggest defense export destination. \r
The growing security ties between India and Israel have been reflected in recent years by major Indian procurement of Gil anti-tank missiles produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., upgrades of Indian tanks by Elbit Systems Ltd. joint development with Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. of Barak 8 missiles, and more.\r
Elbit Systems of Israel has already signed an agreement, to upgrade 1,000 T-72 tanks used by the Indian army. The deal was believed to total hundreds of millions of dollars.\r
Elbit Systems will install advanced fire control systems developed for the Israeli Defence Forces Merkava in Indian T-72s.\r
In addition to upgrading T-72s, India is manufuring another Russian tank, the T-90, in its territory under special license. The Ministry of Defence now believes that Israeli companies can also be included in this program through the installing of systems they have developed in tanks produced for the Indian army.\r
In addition to production of the Merkava Mark IV , The administration is also spearheading the development of the Eitan, a new wheeled Israeli APC. The Eitan will weigh 30-35 tonnes, have a 750 hp engine, and be able to reach speeds of up to 90 km/h on paved roads, the MoD said. The APC variant will be able to carry 12 personnel, including the commander, driver, and gunner.\r
Every deal signed with India must include the transfer of Israeli know-how to India, and the production lines must be in India.\r
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Music was provided by “League of Legends”\r
Track : Pentakill - The Hex Core\r
Track Link: \r
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Music Credits also to : Kevin McLeod\r
Track : Interlooper\r
Kevin McLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: \r
By Attribution 3.0 License\r
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ARTIST: Kevin MacLeod Website: incompetech.com\r
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RavenProDesign (BlueFX design)Text Reveal Intro: RavenProDesign \r
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