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India has for years been one of the largest purchasers of Israeli arms. Israel supplied 15% of India’s arms imports from 2014-2018, and 45% of Israel’s exports. The majority of Israel’s exports to India are made up of aerial defense, radar systems and ammunition. Israel and India signed several joint ventures agreements, developing a significant amount of Israeli production facilities in India. Trade deals and joint ventures have increased since the election of India’s Prime Minister Modi in 2014.
Although India recognized the state of Israel in 1950, it kept their relationship informal for fear of alienating Indian Muslim voters domestically, as well as Arab nations, and on account of India’s membership of the pro-Palestine Non-Aligned Movement. India and Israel also found themselves on opposing sides of the Cold War.
No longer obligated to Soviet-friendly foreign policy, India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992 and opened an embassy in Tel Aviv. Since then, Indian-Israeli partnership has blossomed as a result of shared security and intelligence interests. As of 2014 India was Israel’s third largest Asian trade partner, with bilateral trade (excluding military sales) standing at $4.52b.
In 2003, Ariel Sharon became the first Israeli PM to visit India. In 2017, Narendra Modi became the first Indian leader to visit Israel and notably broke from convention in not visiting Palestine. Benjamin Netanyahu visited India in 2018 with a 130-member delegation, the biggest on record.
In the 2000s, Indian and Israeli interests converged around combatting terrorism. Shortly after Sharon’s 2003 visit, the countries’ defense services began joint military exercises and trainings. In 2008 Indian military officials visited Israel[1] and following attacks in Mumbai later that year offered paramedics and counter-terrorist units to help. In 2009 the IDF Chief of Staff visited India.
From 2015-19, 45% of Israeli arms sales were to India.[2] Since 2014 Israeli-Indian arms sales have accelerated as Israel participated in the ‘Make-in-India’ government program that lead to Indian-Israeli joint ventures setting up arms manufacturing facilities in India. Israel has stated its support for Indian policy in Kashmir[3], and has conducted annual police trainings for the Indian Police Service (IPS) since 2014. In 2020 India is the largest buyer of Israeli arms.
Israeli police regularly train the same Indian police services that have been involved in violently addressing insurgency in Kashmir and Jammu with excessive force.[4][5] Punjab police travelled to Israel in 2014 for ‘anti-terror’ trainings, with additional plans for Israeli trainings in India, and the establishment of a training academy in India.[6] Since 2015 Indian Police Service (IPS) officer trainees have been visiting the Israel National Police Academy annually for a one-week long foreign exposure training at the end of their training at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.[7] During the 2016 insurgency in Kashmir, there were 145 civilian deaths at police hands, and in 2019 disproportionate violence and mass detention was used in the region where Israeli drones have also been used for surveillance.
Tavor X95 assault rifles and Galil sniper rifles purchased in 2002, 2011, and 2017 have been used in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir by the Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS).[8][9][10] In 2017 Punj Lloyd Systems and IWI announced a joint venture to manufacture Tavors and Galils, and in the same year an IDF delegation visited Indian military headquarters in Kashmir and briefed commanders on their counterinsurgency efforts in Palestinian territories.[11] A 2017 partnership between Israeli Magal Security and Indian Dynamatic Technologies also suggests that technology implemented on the Gaza border and Separation Barrier, and used for settlement security, could be being used on the Indian-Pakistani border.
In 2018 CitizenLab showed that at least two dozen academics, journalists, and minority ethnic activists in India were targeted by Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group[12] in a suspected abuse of international human rights law.[13][14] The operative in India, GANGES, (also used in Brazil, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Pakistan) used a politically themed domain signpetition[.]co to lure activists into inadvertently downloading the spyware. While Indian Ministry of Home Affairs denies having purchased Pegasus[15], NSO Group states that “We license our product only to vetted and legitimate government agencies.”[16] [17] Pegasus was used in India to target activists connected to the Bhima Koregaon incident in January 2018 where protests became violent and one teenager died as a result of injuries related to suspected police brutality.[18][19] The spyware was used in 45 countries notably in Mexico, UAE, Bahrain, Togo, and Saudi Arabia including against Jamal Khashoggi. India also used Pegasus to spy on Pakistani government officials.[20]
Medianama reported in 2020 that Cellebrite’s UFED Ultimate and Physical Analyzer is used to extract information from smartphones by the Delhi Police in India. The Delhi Police are currently under scrutiny for widespread, intrusive surveillance projects targeting peaceful protestors and opposition lawmakers. [37] [38] [39]. In 2020 Cellebrite pitched Indian Police their technology to trace coronavirus.[40]
In 2019, Israeli-sold Spice 2000 missiles were used against Pakistan in the Bakalot airstrike[21], as were Phalcon AWACS radar systems[22], and the Crystal Maze system.[23] SPYDER SAM[24] and Derby missiles[25] were used to shoot down Pakistani drone during the flareup.
Indian police forces are culpable of numerous violations of human rights including restriction of freedom of speech, mass arbitrary detention, and use of excessive force, often resulting in fatalities. These are particularly notable in Jammu and Kashmir. In 2014, a young boy was fatally shot by Indian police during a protest against the Israeli siege on Gaza.[26] In 2016, there were 145 civilian deaths in Kashmir and Jammu at the hands of the police.[27]
After India revoked the region’s special status in August 2019, ‘administrative detention’[28] [29] policy was implemented and individuals were detained often without charges in suspected violation of due process.[30] By mid-September, 4,000 journalists, activists, and elected politicians had been arrested since the start of the insurgency in August[31], as well as children.[32] State surveillance and a communication blackout have been put in place, and the Chief of Defense Staff has spoken of establishing deradicalization camps in the region.[33] Freedom of expression restrictions and police violence can be seen throughout India against activists and journalists, for example the killings of thirteen environmental protestors in Thoothukudi in 2018.[34]
Police and judicial systems neglect violence against religious and ethnic minorities, including Muslims, Dalits, and indigenous peoples,[35] as well as sexual and domestic violence against women. Repressive and discriminatory laws have been passed to allow government the power to designate individuals as terrorists. Legislation has been passed to undermine the rights of transgender people, and the Citizenship Act amendment in 2019 endangers Muslims citizens, as well as asylum seekers and refugees.[36] Recent citizen registers have excluded nearly two million people, stripping them of rights and subjecting them to potential detention. These measures particularly affect vulnerable groups like indigenous peoples and women. Millions of forest dwelling indigenous communities face eviction by a 2019 Supreme Court ruling.
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Product | Company | year | deal size | comments | source | |
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36 Searcher-1 UAVs | IAI | 1996 (1998-2000) | Sipri | |||
40 Harpy loitering munition | IAI | 1997 (1999-2000) | Sipri | |||
170 EL/M-2140 Ground surv radar | IAI/Elta | 1998 (2000-2001) | Sipri | |||
10 EL/M-2032 combat ac radars | IAI/Elta | 1999 (1999-2005) | $16m | for modernization of 10 Jaguar-M aircraft | Sipri | |
2 EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar. | IAI/Elta | 1999 (2004-2005) | For 2 Jaguar-IM (Maritime Jaguar) combat aircraft from UK | Sipri | ||
3 EL/M-2238 STAR Air search radar | IAI/Elta | 1999 (2010-2012) | for 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates produced in India | Sipri | ||
32 Searcher-2 UAVs | IAI | 1999 (2001) | part of $300m deal | Sipri | ||
7 M-58 160mm mortars | Soltam | 2000 | Sipri | |||
200 Barak-1 SAMs | Rafael | 2000 (2003-2004) | $55-63m | for modernized Viraat aircraft carrier and Godavari frigate | Sipri | |
7 Barak-1 VLS naval SAM systems | Rafael | 2000 (2002-2005) | $250m | for modernization of 1 Viraat aircraft carrier, 2 Kashin (Project-61 or Rajput) destroyers and 1 Godavari (Project-16) frigate and for 3 Brahmaputra (Project-16A) frigates produced in India | Sipri | |
25 EL/M-2022 MP aircraft radars | IAI/Elta | 2000 (2001-2011) | For 25 Do-228MP MP aircraft from FRG | Sipri | ||
SkyStar 180 Aerostat | RT | 2018 | for State Police in India | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36829 | ||
12 Heron drones | IAI | 2000 (2001-2002) | $90m | ordered: 2000 delivered: 2001-2 | Sipri | |
9 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2000 (2002-2005) | For modernization of 1 Viraat aircraft carrier, 2 Project-61 (Kashin or Rajput) destroyers and 1 Godavari (Project-16) frigate and for 3 Brahmaputra frigates produced in India; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
M-46S 155mm towed gun | Soltam Systems | 2000 (2001-2006) | $48m | Project Karan'; Indian M-46 130mm rebuilt | Sipri | |
Two EL/M-2080 Green Pine air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2001 (2002) | for Indian anti-ballistic missile systems | Sipri | ||
30 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2001 (2002-2003) | Sipri | |||
6 air refuel systems | 2001 (2003-2004) | for 6 Il-78 tanker aircraft from Uzbekistan | Sipri | |||
30 AGM-142A/Popeye-1/Crystal Maze | Rafael | 2001 (2004-2006) | $63m | For Mirage-2000 combat aircraft | Sipri | |
3,000-3,400 Tavor (TAR-21) rifles and 200 Galil sniper rifles | IMI | 2002 | ~$38m | https://electronicintifada.net/content/india-employing-israeli-oppression-tactics-kashmir/8985 , http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/one-fir-govt-blacklists-7-firms-hits-artillery-upgrade/472107/2 | ||
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2002 (2002-2006) | Sipri | |||
8 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2002 (2003) | India | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2238 STAR air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2002 (2006-2007) | for modernization of 2 Kashin-2 (Rajput) destroyers | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2083 APR air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2002 (2007-2008) | $145m | Sipri | ||
6 Super Dvora Mk-2 version patrol craft | IAI | 2003 (2003-2006) | for Indian navy | Sipri | ||
4 Heron MP drones | IAI | 2003 (2005) | Sipri | |||
3 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system. | Rafael | 2003 (2005-2006) | For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2003 (2005-2006) | For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers; for use with Barak SAM | Sipri | ||
18 Heron drones | IAI | 2003 (2005-2006) | Sipri | |||
EW & Radar Systems | Elta/IAI | 2004 | IAI/Elta and TATA form joint venture company HELA for production of radar systems for India | https://www.hela.in/ . Israel-India Military Relations - Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Opto-electronics and UAVs | Elbit | 2005 | Joint Venture between Elbit and Alpha to form Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems | https://defpost.com/elbit-raises-stake-jv-indias-alpha-design-technologies/ , https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
2 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2004 (2004-2005) | $58-100m | for modernization of 2 Godavari (Project-16) frigates | Sipri | |
2 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2004-2005) | For modernization of 2 Godavari (Project-16) drigates; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
8 EL/M-2022 MP aircraft radar | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2004-2008) | For modernization of 8 Tu-142 ASW aircraft | Sipri | ||
8 Litening-3 Aircraft EO System. | Rafael | 2004 (2007-2009) | $137 m | For Su-30 combat aircraft | Sipri | |
3 EL/M-2075 Phalcon airborne early warning and call (AEW&C) systems | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2009-2011) | part of $1.1b deal ($350m advance payment) | For 3 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Uzbekistan | Sipri | |
100 Python-4 BVRAAM | Rafael | 2005 (2007) | Sipri | |||
10 EL/M-20600 AGS radars | IAI/Elta | 2005 (2007-2008) | Sipri | |||
20 Derby BVRAAM. | Rafael | 2005 (2008-2011) | $25m | For modernized Sea Harrier combat aircraft | Sipri | |
9 EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar. | IAI/Elta | 2005 (2008-2011) | part of $110-137m deal | For modernization of 9 Sea Harrier combat aircraft | Sipri | |
16 Heron drones | IAI | 2006 (2006-2007) | $200-266m | Sipri | ||
3 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR multifuntion radars. | IAI/Elta | 2006 (2014-2016) | $200m | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers | Sipri | |
Litening-41 aircraft EO systems | Rafael | 2007 | for Tejas (LCA) combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
1 EL/M-2070 AGS radar | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2009) | For RISAT-2 reconnaissance satellite | Sipri | ||
3 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2007 (2010-2012) | For 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2010-2012) | For 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
20 EL/M-2032 Combat AC radars | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2016-2019) | For 20 Tejas (LCA) Mk-1 combat aircrafts, 13 delivered | Sipri | ||
100 Spice-2000 guided bombs | Rafael | 2008 (2009) | $5-6m | https://www.orfonline.org/research/israels-arms-sales-to-india-bedrock-of-a-strategic-partnership-55101/#_edn43 | ||
18 SPYDER-MR SAMs | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | $1b 'LLQRM' programme | Sipri | ||
750 Derby BVRAAM | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | $940m | Sipri | ||
750 Python-5 BVRAAM. | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | For SPYDER SAM system; possibly incl production of components in India | Sipri | ||
1000 Barak-8ER SAMs. | Rafael | 2009 | Part of $1.6b 'MR-SAM' programme | Indian designation Barak-2LR | Sipri | |
5 Barak-LR SAMs | Rafael | 2009 | $2.5b | production in India; Indian designation MR-SAM | Sipri | |
50 HAROP loitering munitions | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | $100m | Sipri , https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/iaf-plans-to-induct-harop-ucav-by-2011/articleshow/5073678.cms | ||
2 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radar. | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2012) | $57m | For use on aerostat for coastal surveillance | Sipri | |
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | Sipri | |||
16 Heron drones | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | $239m | Sipri | ||
5 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2009 (2014-2016) | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers, 1 Vikrant (IAC) aircraft carrier, 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2014-2016) | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers | Sipri | ||
750 Barak-8 SAMs | Rafael | 2009 (2016-2019) | 400 delivered 2016-19. Part of 'MR-SAM' program. Indian designation Barak-2MR. | Sipri | ||
23 EL/M-2084 air search radar systems | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2011-2015) | Sipri | |||
Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles | Rafael, MAFAT | 2009 | Joint Venture for production: DRDO, BEL, Rafael, MAFAT (Israeli Defense ministry and Israeli army) | Israel-India Military Relations - Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Tavor (TAR-21) rifles and Galil sniper rifles | IWI | 2010 | for Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS) | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/navy-marine-commandos-marcos-get-a-makeover-110821-2012-07-24 | ||
2 Heron MP drones | IAI | 2010 (2011) | part of $152m deal | Sipri | ||
2 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2010 (2011) | Sipri | |||
30 AGM-142A/Popeye-1 ASM / Popeye | Rafael | 2010 (2013-2014) | $60m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2010 (2014-2017) | For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates | Sipri | ||
Surveillance systems | NICE Systems | 2010 | $5m | deal with BEL for protection of Indian Parliament | https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000561603 | |
2 MARS2 AGS/SIGINT systems | IAI | 2011 (2015) | For 2 Global-5000 AGS aircraft from Canada | Sipri | ||
321 Spike launchers, 8,356 missiles, 15 training simulators and peripheral equipment | Rafael | 2011 | $1b | https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000633160 | ||
60 EL/M-2052 combat ac radars. | IAI/Elta | 2012 | For modernization of 60 Jaguar combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
500 NG-LGB (laser guided bombs) | IAI | 2012 (2014-2015) | $100m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction radars | IAI/Elta | 2013 | For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers | Sipri | ||
8 EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2014 | For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers | Sipri | ||
1 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction radar | IAI/Elta | 2015 | For 1 Vikrant aircraft carrier | Sipri | ||
Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles.(ATGM) systems. | Rafael | 2015 (2018) | Indian-Israeli joint venture for technology for armed forces. Based in Hyderabad | Israel-India Military Relations - Ideological Paradigms of Security . https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2015/02/20/kalyani-group-rafael-strike-joint-venture/ | ||
Bird Eye 400 and Bird Eye 650 mini-UAS | IAI | 2015 | IAI and India's Alpha Design Technologies to co-produce and market mini-UAS | https://www.iai.co.il/iai-and-indias-alpha-design-teaming-agreement-production-mini-unmanned-aerial-systems | ||
10 Heron TP drones | IAI | 2015 | $400m | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/report-india-buy-heron-tp-uavs | ||
Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 UAVs | Elbit | 2016 | joint venture with Adani for production of UAVs in Hyderabad | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36757 . https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36757 | ||
10 Heron-TP armed drones | IAI | 2016 | $400m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2016 (2019) | India | only one delivered | Sipri | |
Tavor (TAR-21) rifles | IWI | 2017 | Joint venture between IWI and Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems. Facility in Madhya Pradesh | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/iwi-establishes-activity-india | ||
2 Phalcon AWACS, 4 observation balloons, 250 Spice-type Kitty and 144 Litening-4 marking pods | Rafael, Elta | 2016 | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/content/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%9A-3-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C | |||
275 Spike systems with 5500 missiles | Rafael | 2016 | $1b | for BDL | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/content/%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%95-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%AA-%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7-0 | |
747 12.7 mm naval remote weapon stations (RWS) | Elbit | 2016 | $282m | for Indian navy | https://www.defenseworld.net/news/16363/India_Likely_To_Finalize_Remote_Weapon_Stations_Naval_Contract_With_Elbit_Systems#.XnhuyJP7Tan | |
Aerostructure parts and assemblies | Elbit | 2017 | Joint venture between Elbit and Mahindra Aerostructures | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
Air defence systems and lightweight munitions | IAI | 2017 | Joint venture between IAI and Kalyani group | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
36 Litening-41 Aircraft EO systems | Rafael | 2017 | For combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
Barak-8 SAMs. | Rafael | 2017 | for Barak-LR SAM (MR-SAM) system; Indian designation Barak-2MR | Sipri | ||
100 Barak-1 ground-to-air missiles | IAI | 2017 | $76m | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/29149 | ||
MRSAM air & missile defense systems | IAI | 2017 | $2b | http://i-hls.com/archives/75980 , https://www.iai.co.il/iai-signs-contracts-india-worth-nearly-2-billion | ||
combined integrated border management solutions (CIBMS) | Magal Security Systems | 2017 | Joint Venture, Magal Security Systems and Dynamatic Technologies, based on Gaza fence, installed on Pakistan border | https://thetechshield.com/magal-dynamatic-sign-pact-to-pursue-security-projects-in-india/ , https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-manufacturing-industry/dynamatic-partners-israel-s-magal-to-tap-security-projects-in-india-117040700514_1.html | ||
four long-range surface-to-air missiles (LRSAM) | IAI | 2017 | $630m | with state enterprise Bharat Electronics Limited | https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/05/22/india-s-bel-and-israel-s-iai-ink-630m-missile-system-deal/ , https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aerospace-israel-india-idUSKCN18H06T | |
production, assembly and maintenance of mini-UAVs | IAI | 2017 | Joint Venture between IAI and Dynamatic Technologies and Elcom System | Israel-India Military Relations - Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Sky Capture air defense system and Barak 8 missile defense systems | IAI | 2017 | $1.3b | https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/10/30/israeli-company-to-outfit-indian-navy-army-after-13-billion-in-defense-deals/ | ||
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2018 | $8-9m | Israel-India Military Relations - Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Radio communication and signal intelligence | Rafael | 2018 | Joint Venture Astra and Rafael, Based in Hyderabad | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
131 Barak-1 SRSAMs | IAI, Rafael | 2018 | $70.5m | ordered by Indian MoD | https://defencenewsclub.1site.co.in/2018/03/26/india-orders-additional-barak-1-short-range-sams/ | |
Barak-8 missiles | IAI, Rafael | 2018 | $777m | for BEL | https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-aerospace-rafael-removed-from-indian-blacklist-1001230698, https://www.iai.co.il/iai-provide-777-million-worth-barak-8-lrsam-air-missile-defense-systems-state-owned-bel-india | |
MI-17 helicopter upgrade | Elbit | 2018 | $30m | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/alpha-design-signs-30-million-deal-with-elbit-for-iafs-mi-17-helicopter-upgrade/articleshow/57187813.cms , http://www.defenseworld.net/news/18425/Elbit_Systems_To_Upgrade_Mi_17_Helicopters_For_Asia_Pacific_Country#.XJIxxsn7Tcs | ||
Spylite drones | Blue Bird | 2018 | http://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/35572 | |||
100 Spice-2000 guided bombs | Rafael | 2019 | $43m | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2075 Phalcon AEW&C systems | IAI/Elta | 2019 | For 2 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Russia, not yet delivered | Sipri | ||
300 Barak-8ER SAMs | Rafael | 2019 | for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers, not yet delivered | SIpri | ||
4 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM systems | Rafael | 2019 | for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers, prod. in India, not delivered yet | SIpri | ||
131 Barak-1 SAMs | Rafael | 2019 | $72m | not delivered yet | Sipri | |
260 Spike-MR/LR Anti-tank missile, including 12 launchers | Rafael | 2019 | not delivered yet | SIpri | ||
54 HAROP drones | IAI | 2019 | designation P-4 | https://www.debka.com/mivzak/indian-air-force-buys-another-54-israeli-harop-drones/ | ||
1,580 ATHOS (Autonomous Towed Howitzer Ordnance System) 2052 Guns | Elbit | 2019 | $1b | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/38220 , http://www.defense-arabic.com/2019/04/23/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-elbit-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7/ | ||
Tactical Radio Systems | Elbit | 2019 | $127 | https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-127-million-contract-to-provide-tactical-radio-systems-to-a-country-in-south-asia/ , http://world-latest--news.blogspot.com/2019/05/indian-army-buys-israeli-elbit-systems.html | ||
Naval MRSAM systems | IAI | 2019 | $50m | //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70257495.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst | ||
Airborne Electronic Warfare Suites | Elbit | 2020 | $103m | https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-103-million-to-supply-airborne-electronic-warfare-suites-to-a-country-in-asia/ , https://idrw.org/elbit-systems-gets-ew-contracts-from-indian-air-force/ | ||
Galil rifles | IMI, Elbit | 2020 | $116m | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-india-weapons-israel-covid-19-pandemic | ||
IAI's TaxiBot to expand to airports in Netherlands, India | IAI | TaxiBot (civilian) | India, Holland | 15/5/2020 | https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/iais-taxibot-to-expand-to-airports-in-netherlands-india-628141 | |
Pegasus Spy Malware | NSO Group | 2019 | https://13news.co.il/item/news/abroad/asia/india-pakistan-nso-964235/ | |||
10 EL/M-20600 AGS radar | IAI/Elta | 2016 (2018-2019) | Sipri |
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Although India recognized the state of Israel in 1950, it kept their relationship informal for fear of alienating Indian Muslim voters domestically, as well as Arab nations, and on account of India’s membership of the pro-Palestine Non-Aligned Movement. India and Israel also found themselves on opposing sides of the Cold War.
No longer obligated to Soviet-friendly foreign policy, India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992 and opened an embassy in Tel Aviv. Since then, Indian-Israeli partnership has blossomed as a result of shared security and intelligence interests. As of 2014 India was Israel’s third largest Asian trade partner, with bilateral trade (excluding military sales) standing at $4.52b.
In 2003, Ariel Sharon became the first Israeli PM to visit India. In 2017, Narendra Modi became the first Indian leader to visit Israel and notably broke from convention in not visiting Palestine. Benjamin Netanyahu visited India in 2018 with a 130-member delegation, the biggest on record.
In the 2000s, Indian and Israeli interests converged around combatting terrorism. Shortly after Sharon’s 2003 visit, the countries’ defense services began joint military exercises and trainings. In 2008 Indian military officials visited Israel[1] and following attacks in Mumbai later that year offered paramedics and counter-terrorist units to help. In 2009 the IDF Chief of Staff visited India.
From 2015-19, 45% of Israeli arms sales were to India.[2] Since 2014 Israeli-Indian arms sales have accelerated as Israel participated in the ‘Make-in-India’ government program that lead to Indian-Israeli joint ventures setting up arms manufacturing facilities in India. Israel has stated its support for Indian policy in Kashmir[3], and has conducted annual police trainings for the Indian Police Service (IPS) since 2014. In 2020 India is the largest buyer of Israeli arms.
Israeli police regularly train the same Indian police services that have been involved in violently addressing insurgency in Kashmir and Jammu with excessive force.[4][5] Punjab police travelled to Israel in 2014 for ‘anti-terror’ trainings, with additional plans for Israeli trainings in India, and the establishment of a training academy in India.[6] Since 2015 Indian Police Service (IPS) officer trainees have been visiting the Israel National Police Academy annually for a one-week long foreign exposure training at the end of their training at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.[7] During the 2016 insurgency in Kashmir, there were 145 civilian deaths at police hands, and in 2019 disproportionate violence and mass detention was used in the region where Israeli drones have also been used for surveillance.
Tavor X95 assault rifles and Galil sniper rifles purchased in 2002, 2011, and 2017 have been used in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir by the Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS).[8][9][10] In 2017 Punj Lloyd Systems and IWI announced a joint venture to manufacture Tavors and Galils, and in the same year an IDF delegation visited Indian military headquarters in Kashmir and briefed commanders on their counterinsurgency efforts in Palestinian territories.[11] A 2017 partnership between Israeli Magal Security and Indian Dynamatic Technologies also suggests that technology implemented on the Gaza border and Separation Barrier, and used for settlement security, could be being used on the Indian-Pakistani border.
In 2018 CitizenLab showed that at least two dozen academics, journalists, and minority ethnic activists in India were targeted by Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group[12] in a suspected abuse of international human rights law.[13][14] The operative in India, GANGES, (also used in Brazil, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Pakistan) used a politically themed domain signpetition[.]co to lure activists into inadvertently downloading the spyware. While Indian Ministry of Home Affairs denies having purchased Pegasus[15], NSO Group states that “We license our product only to vetted and legitimate government agencies.”[16] [17] Pegasus was used in India to target activists connected to the Bhima Koregaon incident in January 2018 where protests became violent and one teenager died as a result of injuries related to suspected police brutality.[18][19] The spyware was used in 45 countries notably in Mexico, UAE, Bahrain, Togo, and Saudi Arabia including against Jamal Khashoggi. India also used Pegasus to spy on Pakistani government officials.[20]
In 2019, Israeli-sold Spice 2000 missiles were used against Pakistan in the Bakalot airstrike[21], as were Phalcon AWACS radar systems[22], and the Crystal Maze system.[23] SPYDER SAM[24] and Derby missiles[25] were used to shoot down Pakistani drone during the flareup.
Indian police forces are culpable of numerous violations of human rights including restriction of freedom of speech, mass arbitrary detention, and use of excessive force, often resulting in fatalities. These are particularly notable in Jammu and Kashmir. In 2014, a young boy was fatally shot by Indian police during a protest against the Israeli siege on Gaza.[26] In 2016, there were 145 civilian deaths in Kashmir and Jammu at the hands of the police.[27]
After India revoked the region’s special status in August 2019, ‘administrative detention’[28] [29] policy was implemented and individuals were detained often without charges in suspected violation of due process.[30] By mid-September, 4,000 journalists, activists, and elected politicians had been arrested since the start of the insurgency in August[31], as well as children.[32] State surveillance and a communication blackout have been put in place, and the Chief of Defense Staff has spoken of establishing deradicalization camps in the region.[33] Freedom of expression restrictions and police violence can be seen throughout India against activists and journalists, for example the killings of thirteen environmental protestors in Thoothukudi in 2018.[34]
Police and judicial systems neglect violence against religious and ethnic minorities, including Muslims, Dalits, and indigenous peoples,[35] as well as sexual and domestic violence against women. Repressive and discriminatory laws have been passed to allow government the power to designate individuals as terrorists. Legislation has been passed to undermine the rights of transgender people, and the Citizenship Act amendment in 2019 endangers Muslims citizens, as well as asylum seekers and refugees.[36] Recent citizen registers have excluded nearly two million people, stripping them of rights and subjecting them to potential detention. These measures particularly affect vulnerable groups like indigenous peoples and women. Millions of forest dwelling indigenous communities face eviction by a 2019 Supreme Court ruling.
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Product | Company | year | deal size | comments | source | |
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36 Searcher-1 UAVs | IAI | 1996 (1998-2000) | Sipri | |||
40 Harpy loitering munition | IAI | 1997 (1999-2000) | Sipri | |||
170 EL/M-2140 Ground surv radar | IAI/Elta | 1998 (2000-2001) | Sipri | |||
10 EL/M-2032 combat ac radars | IAI/Elta | 1999 (1999-2005) | $16m | for modernization of 10 Jaguar-M aircraft | Sipri | |
2 EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar. | IAI/Elta | 1999 (2004-2005) | For 2 Jaguar-IM (Maritime Jaguar) combat aircraft from UK | Sipri | ||
3 EL/M-2238 STAR Air search radar | IAI/Elta | 1999 (2010-2012) | for 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates produced in India | Sipri | ||
32 Searcher-2 UAVs | IAI | 1999 (2001) | part of $300m deal | Sipri | ||
7 M-58 160mm mortars | Soltam | 2000 | Sipri | |||
200 Barak-1 SAMs | Rafael | 2000 (2003-2004) | $55-63m | for modernized Viraat aircraft carrier and Godavari frigate | Sipri | |
7 Barak-1 VLS naval SAM systems | Rafael | 2000 (2002-2005) | $250m | for modernization of 1 Viraat aircraft carrier, 2 Kashin (Project-61 or Rajput) destroyers and 1 Godavari (Project-16) frigate and for 3 Brahmaputra (Project-16A) frigates produced in India | Sipri | |
25 EL/M-2022 MP aircraft radars | IAI/Elta | 2000 (2001-2011) | For 25 Do-228MP MP aircraft from FRG | Sipri | ||
SkyStar 180 Aerostat | RT | 2018 | for State Police in India | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36829 | ||
12 Heron drones | IAI | 2000 (2001-2002) | $90m | ordered: 2000 delivered: 2001-2 | Sipri | |
9 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2000 (2002-2005) | For modernization of 1 Viraat aircraft carrier, 2 Project-61 (Kashin or Rajput) destroyers and 1 Godavari (Project-16) frigate and for 3 Brahmaputra frigates produced in India; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
M-46S 155mm towed gun | Soltam Systems | 2000 (2001-2006) | $48m | Project Karan’; Indian M-46 130mm rebuilt | Sipri | |
Two EL/M-2080 Green Pine air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2001 (2002) | for Indian anti-ballistic missile systems | Sipri | ||
30 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2001 (2002-2003) | Sipri | |||
6 air refuel systems | 2001 (2003-2004) | for 6 Il-78 tanker aircraft from Uzbekistan | Sipri | |||
30 AGM-142A/Popeye-1/Crystal Maze | Rafael | 2001 (2004-2006) | $63m | For Mirage-2000 combat aircraft | Sipri | |
3,000-3,400 Tavor (TAR-21) rifles and 200 Galil sniper rifles | IMI | 2002 | ~$38m | https://electronicintifada.net/content/india-employing-israeli-oppression-tactics-kashmir/8985 , http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/one-fir-govt-blacklists-7-firms-hits-artillery-upgrade/472107/2 | ||
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2002 (2002-2006) | Sipri | |||
8 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2002 (2003) | India | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2238 STAR air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2002 (2006-2007) | for modernization of 2 Kashin-2 (Rajput) destroyers | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2083 APR air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2002 (2007-2008) | $145m | Sipri | ||
6 Super Dvora Mk-2 version patrol craft | IAI | 2003 (2003-2006) | for Indian navy | Sipri | ||
4 Heron MP drones | IAI | 2003 (2005) | Sipri | |||
3 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system. | Rafael | 2003 (2005-2006) | For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2003 (2005-2006) | For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers; for use with Barak SAM | Sipri | ||
18 Heron drones | IAI | 2003 (2005-2006) | Sipri | |||
EW & Radar Systems | Elta/IAI | 2004 | IAI/Elta and TATA form joint venture company HELA for production of radar systems for India | https://www.hela.in/ . Israel-India Military Relations – Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Opto-electronics and UAVs | Elbit | 2005 | Joint Venture between Elbit and Alpha to form Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems | https://defpost.com/elbit-raises-stake-jv-indias-alpha-design-technologies/ , https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
2 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2004 (2004-2005) | $58-100m | for modernization of 2 Godavari (Project-16) frigates | Sipri | |
2 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2004-2005) | For modernization of 2 Godavari (Project-16) drigates; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
8 EL/M-2022 MP aircraft radar | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2004-2008) | For modernization of 8 Tu-142 ASW aircraft | Sipri | ||
8 Litening-3 Aircraft EO System. | Rafael | 2004 (2007-2009) | $137 m | For Su-30 combat aircraft | Sipri | |
3 EL/M-2075 Phalcon airborne early warning and call (AEW&C) systems | IAI/Elta | 2004 (2009-2011) | part of $1.1b deal ($350m advance payment) | For 3 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Uzbekistan | Sipri | |
100 Python-4 BVRAAM | Rafael | 2005 (2007) | Sipri | |||
10 EL/M-20600 AGS radars | IAI/Elta | 2005 (2007-2008) | Sipri | |||
20 Derby BVRAAM. | Rafael | 2005 (2008-2011) | $25m | For modernized Sea Harrier combat aircraft | Sipri | |
9 EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar. | IAI/Elta | 2005 (2008-2011) | part of $110-137m deal | For modernization of 9 Sea Harrier combat aircraft | Sipri | |
16 Heron drones | IAI | 2006 (2006-2007) | $200-266m | Sipri | ||
3 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR multifuntion radars. | IAI/Elta | 2006 (2014-2016) | $200m | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers | Sipri | |
Litening-41 aircraft EO systems | Rafael | 2007 | for Tejas (LCA) combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
1 EL/M-2070 AGS radar | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2009) | For RISAT-2 reconnaissance satellite | Sipri | ||
3 Barak-1 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2007 (2010-2012) | For 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar. | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2010-2012) | For 3 Shivalik (Project-17) frigates; for use with Barak-1 SAM system | Sipri | ||
20 EL/M-2032 Combat AC radars | IAI/Elta | 2007 (2016-2019) | For 20 Tejas (LCA) Mk-1 combat aircrafts, 13 delivered | Sipri | ||
100 Spice-2000 guided bombs | Rafael | 2008 (2009) | $5-6m | https://www.orfonline.org/research/israels-arms-sales-to-india-bedrock-of-a-strategic-partnership-55101/#_edn43 | ||
18 SPYDER-MR SAMs | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | $1b ‘LLQRM’ programme | Sipri | ||
750 Derby BVRAAM | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | $940m | Sipri | ||
750 Python-5 BVRAAM. | Rafael | 2008 (2015-2017) | For SPYDER SAM system; possibly incl production of components in India | Sipri | ||
1000 Barak-8ER SAMs. | Rafael | 2009 | Part of $1.6b ‘MR-SAM’ programme | Indian designation Barak-2LR | Sipri | |
5 Barak-LR SAMs | Rafael | 2009 | $2.5b | production in India; Indian designation MR-SAM | Sipri | |
50 HAROP loitering munitions | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | $100m | Sipri , https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/iaf-plans-to-induct-harop-ucav-by-2011/articleshow/5073678.cms | ||
2 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radar. | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2012) | $57m | For use on aerostat for coastal surveillance | Sipri | |
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | Sipri | |||
16 Heron drones | IAI | 2009 (2012-2013) | $239m | Sipri | ||
5 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system | Rafael | 2009 (2014-2016) | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers, 1 Vikrant (IAC) aircraft carrier, 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier | Sipri | ||
6 EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2014-2016) | For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers | Sipri | ||
750 Barak-8 SAMs | Rafael | 2009 (2016-2019) | 400 delivered 2016-19. Part of ‘MR-SAM’ program. Indian designation Barak-2MR. | Sipri | ||
23 EL/M-2084 air search radar systems | IAI/Elta | 2009 (2011-2015) | Sipri | |||
Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles | Rafael, MAFAT | 2009 | Joint Venture for production: DRDO, BEL, Rafael, MAFAT (Israeli Defense ministry and Israeli army) | Israel-India Military Relations – Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Tavor (TAR-21) rifles and Galil sniper rifles | IWI | 2010 | for Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS) | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/navy-marine-commandos-marcos-get-a-makeover-110821-2012-07-24 | ||
2 Heron MP drones | IAI | 2010 (2011) | part of $152m deal | Sipri | ||
2 Searcher-2 drones | IAI | 2010 (2011) | Sipri | |||
30 AGM-142A/Popeye-1 ASM / Popeye | Rafael | 2010 (2013-2014) | $60m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2010 (2014-2017) | For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates | Sipri | ||
Surveillance systems | NICE Systems | 2010 | $5m | deal with BEL for protection of Indian Parliament | https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000561603 | |
2 MARS2 AGS/SIGINT systems | IAI | 2011 (2015) | For 2 Global-5000 AGS aircraft from Canada | Sipri | ||
321 Spike launchers, 8,356 missiles, 15 training simulators and peripheral equipment | Rafael | 2011 | $1b | https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000633160 | ||
60 EL/M-2052 combat ac radars. | IAI/Elta | 2012 | For modernization of 60 Jaguar combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
500 NG-LGB (laser guided bombs) | IAI | 2012 (2014-2015) | $100m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction radars | IAI/Elta | 2013 | For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers | Sipri | ||
8 EL/M-2221 STGR fire control radars | IAI/Elta | 2014 | For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers | Sipri | ||
1 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction radar | IAI/Elta | 2015 | For 1 Vikrant aircraft carrier | Sipri | ||
Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles.(ATGM) systems. | Rafael | 2015 (2018) | Indian-Israeli joint venture for technology for armed forces. Based in Hyderabad | Israel-India Military Relations – Ideological Paradigms of Security . https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2015/02/20/kalyani-group-rafael-strike-joint-venture/ | ||
Bird Eye 400 and Bird Eye 650 mini-UAS | IAI | 2015 | IAI and India’s Alpha Design Technologies to co-produce and market mini-UAS | https://www.iai.co.il/iai-and-indias-alpha-design-teaming-agreement-production-mini-unmanned-aerial-systems | ||
10 Heron TP drones | IAI | 2015 | $400m | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/report-india-buy-heron-tp-uavs | ||
Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 UAVs | Elbit | 2016 | joint venture with Adani for production of UAVs in Hyderabad | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36757 . https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/36757 | ||
10 Heron-TP armed drones | IAI | 2016 | $400m | Sipri | ||
4 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radars | IAI/Elta | 2016 (2019) | India | only one delivered | Sipri | |
Tavor (TAR-21) rifles | IWI | 2017 | Joint venture between IWI and Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems. Facility in Madhya Pradesh | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/iwi-establishes-activity-india | ||
2 Phalcon AWACS, 4 observation balloons, 250 Spice-type Kitty and 144 Litening-4 marking pods | Rafael, Elta | 2016 | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/content/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%9A-3-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99-%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C | |||
275 Spike systems with 5500 missiles | Rafael | 2016 | $1b | for BDL | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/content/%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%95-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%AA-%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7-0 | |
747 12.7 mm naval remote weapon stations (RWS) | Elbit | 2016 | $282m | for Indian navy | https://www.defenseworld.net/news/16363/India_Likely_To_Finalize_Remote_Weapon_Stations_Naval_Contract_With_Elbit_Systems#.XnhuyJP7Tan | |
Aerostructure parts and assemblies | Elbit | 2017 | Joint venture between Elbit and Mahindra Aerostructures | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
Air defence systems and lightweight munitions | IAI | 2017 | Joint venture between IAI and Kalyani group | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
36 Litening-41 Aircraft EO systems | Rafael | 2017 | For combat aircraft | Sipri | ||
Barak-8 SAMs. | Rafael | 2017 | for Barak-LR SAM (MR-SAM) system; Indian designation Barak-2MR | Sipri | ||
100 Barak-1 ground-to-air missiles | IAI | 2017 | $76m | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/29149 | ||
MRSAM air & missile defense systems | IAI | 2017 | $2b | http://i-hls.com/archives/75980 , https://www.iai.co.il/iai-signs-contracts-india-worth-nearly-2-billion | ||
combined integrated border management solutions (CIBMS) | Magal Security Systems | 2017 | Joint Venture, Magal Security Systems and Dynamatic Technologies, based on Gaza fence, installed on Pakistan border | https://thetechshield.com/magal-dynamatic-sign-pact-to-pursue-security-projects-in-india/ , https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-manufacturing-industry/dynamatic-partners-israel-s-magal-to-tap-security-projects-in-india-117040700514_1.html | ||
four long-range surface-to-air missiles (LRSAM) | IAI | 2017 | $630m | with state enterprise Bharat Electronics Limited | https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/05/22/india-s-bel-and-israel-s-iai-ink-630m-missile-system-deal/ , https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aerospace-israel-india-idUSKCN18H06T | |
production, assembly and maintenance of mini-UAVs | IAI | 2017 | Joint Venture between IAI and Dynamatic Technologies and Elcom System | Israel-India Military Relations – Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Sky Capture air defense system and Barak 8 missile defense systems | IAI | 2017 | $1.3b | https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/10/30/israeli-company-to-outfit-indian-navy-army-after-13-billion-in-defense-deals/ | ||
250 Griffin guided bombs | IAI | 2018 | $8-9m | Israel-India Military Relations – Ideological Paradigms of Security | ||
Radio communication and signal intelligence | Rafael | 2018 | Joint Venture Astra and Rafael, Based in Hyderabad | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/future-prospects-of-the-india-israel-defense-cooperation-522586 | ||
131 Barak-1 SRSAMs | IAI, Rafael | 2018 | $70.5m | ordered by Indian MoD | https://defencenewsclub.1site.co.in/2018/03/26/india-orders-additional-barak-1-short-range-sams/ | |
Barak-8 missiles | IAI, Rafael | 2018 | $777m | for BEL | https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-aerospace-rafael-removed-from-indian-blacklist-1001230698, https://www.iai.co.il/iai-provide-777-million-worth-barak-8-lrsam-air-missile-defense-systems-state-owned-bel-india | |
MI-17 helicopter upgrade | Elbit | 2018 | $30m | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/alpha-design-signs-30-million-deal-with-elbit-for-iafs-mi-17-helicopter-upgrade/articleshow/57187813.cms , http://www.defenseworld.net/news/18425/Elbit_Systems_To_Upgrade_Mi_17_Helicopters_For_Asia_Pacific_Country#.XJIxxsn7Tcs | ||
Spylite drones | Blue Bird | 2018 | http://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/35572 | |||
100 Spice-2000 guided bombs | Rafael | 2019 | $43m | Sipri | ||
2 EL/M-2075 Phalcon AEW&C systems | IAI/Elta | 2019 | For 2 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Russia, not yet delivered | Sipri | ||
300 Barak-8ER SAMs | Rafael | 2019 | for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers, not yet delivered | SIpri | ||
4 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM systems | Rafael | 2019 | for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers, prod. in India, not delivered yet | SIpri | ||
131 Barak-1 SAMs | Rafael | 2019 | $72m | not delivered yet | Sipri | |
260 Spike-MR/LR Anti-tank missile, including 12 launchers | Rafael | 2019 | not delivered yet | SIpri | ||
54 HAROP drones | IAI | 2019 | designation P-4 | https://www.debka.com/mivzak/indian-air-force-buys-another-54-israeli-harop-drones/ | ||
1,580 ATHOS (Autonomous Towed Howitzer Ordnance System) 2052 Guns | Elbit | 2019 | $1b | https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/38220 , http://www.defense-arabic.com/2019/04/23/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-elbit-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7/ | ||
Tactical Radio Systems | Elbit | 2019 | $127 | https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-127-million-contract-to-provide-tactical-radio-systems-to-a-country-in-south-asia/ , http://world-latest–news.blogspot.com/2019/05/indian-army-buys-israeli-elbit-systems.html | ||
Naval MRSAM systems | IAI | 2019 | $50m | //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70257495.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst | ||
Airborne Electronic Warfare Suites | Elbit | 2020 | $103m | https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-103-million-to-supply-airborne-electronic-warfare-suites-to-a-country-in-asia/ , https://idrw.org/elbit-systems-gets-ew-contracts-from-indian-air-force/ | ||
Galil rifles | IMI, Elbit | 2020 | $116m | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/coronavirus-india-weapons-israel-covid-19-pandemic | ||
IAI’s TaxiBot to expand to airports in Netherlands, India | IAI | TaxiBot (civilian) | India, Holland | 15/5/2020 | https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/iais-taxibot-to-expand-to-airports-in-netherlands-india-628141 | |
Pegasus Spy Malware | NSO Group | 2019 | https://13news.co.il/item/news/abroad/asia/india-pakistan-nso-964235/ | |||
10 EL/M-20600 AGS radar | IAI/Elta | 2016 (2018-2019) | Sipri |
Israel exports arms and military equipment to around 130 countries worldwide. Currently the database contains 48 countries and will continue to be updated regularly.
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