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India will buy portable air defense missiles to deploy along the borders with China as militarization in the region gathers speed and hostilities between the two countries enter a third year.
The Defense Acquisition Council — headed by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh — cleared the purchase of the very short range missiles that can be carried by troops, according to a statement issued late on Tuesday.
“In view of the recent developments along the Northern borders there is a need to focus on effective Air Defense weapon systems which are man portable and can be deployed quickly in rugged terrain,†the ministry said.
Meant for neutralizing low altitude aerial threats at close range, the missile is designed and developed by Indian research organization DRDO and is similar to US-made FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-surface missiles.