Reuters: Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow the production of the Igla there under license, the Russian state news agency TASS quoted a top arms export official as saying yesterday.
The Igla-S is a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) that can be fired by an individual or crew to bring down an enemy aircraft.
"We have already signed the corresponding document and now, together with an Indian private company, we are organising the production of Igla-S MANPADS in India," TASS quoted Alexander Mikheyev, head of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, as saying. India is the world's largest arms importer and Russia remains its largest supplier despite damage to the reputation of its army from the Ukraine war, where Russia suffered setbacks at the hands of a Western-equipped military.
