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India, Russia Close To Approving Tank Ammo Deal

  • 12:00 AM, July 2, 2012
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Russia and India are on the brink of approving a deal to manufacture and delivery of advanced tank ammunition, according to state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport. “The first round of negotiations on the delivery of 3UBK20 (Mango) tank ammunition has been completed and the second round - on its licensed manufacture in India - will start on Monday,” company deputy head Igor Sevastyanov said. Sevastyanov refused to elaborate any further on the volume of deliveries, only saying it was “big”. The two countries have already entered a joint venture to manufacture rockets for Smerch multiple rocket launch systems.
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