Israel Wins Air Defense Project In India

[Neo]

Israel Wins Air Defense Project In India​

Middle East Newsline
September 09, 2008

LONDON [MENL] -- Israel has won an air defense project in India. Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has been awarded aproject to supply a short-range mobile air defense system for the Indian AirForce. Officials said the contract was estimated at $260 million andstipulated the delivery of the Spyder air defense system, based on Rafael's Python-5 air-to-air missile.

 

[Neo]

Good choice, Python-5 is a killer and will bosst IAF's Air-to-Air combat capabilities.

I took this picture in Paris Airshow 2007, Python-5 is the one on the top:

Another one from the net:

 

[JK!]

The Derby missile gives India a potent option comparable to AMRAAM