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India was the world's second-largest importer of arms and weapons during 2015-2019, according to a report from Swedish-based think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI.
Saudi Arabia ranked as the top arms importer.
Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and China accounted for 36% of all arms imports over that five-year period.
However, while Russia remained India's most important source of arms, Moscow's share of the Indian weapons market has dropped from 72% to 56% since the 2010-2014 period.
Still, India accounted for 25% of all Russian arms exports.
After Russia, Israel (14%) and France (12%) were the top sources of weapons for India.
The U.S. was India's second-largest arms supplier during 2010-14 as security ties between the two huge countries grew into a strategic partnership. “However, in 2015-19 India continued with its policy of supplier diversification, and imports of arms from the U.S. were 51 % lower than in 2010-14," the report said.
India has received a bewildering and diverse array of military equipment from many sources, including Scanter-6000 naval surveillance radar from Denmark; Embraer ERJ-145 jets for early warning and control system from Brazil; ACTAS sonar systems from Germany; Super Rapid 76-mm naval guns from Italy; and K-9 Thunder 155- mm artillery guns from South Korea.
Still, overall arms imports by India and Pakistan declined by 32% and 39%, respectively, between 2010-14 and 2015-19.
"While both countries have long-standing aims to produce their [own] major arms, they remain largely dependent on imports and have substantial outstanding orders and plans for imports of all types of major arms," the SPIRI report said.
https://www.ibtimes.com/india-increasingly-diversifying-its-arms-weapons-purchases-2939839
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The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the opening of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), HR001121S0007 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-01: "Prototype Optical Frequency Standard,” published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/fd4b5f184d074357a7f0e14418ab61e7/view?keywords=Hr001121S0007-01&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-02: "Semantic Model, Annotation and Reasoning Technologies (SMART),” published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/c3ce1c3f49fe4eb18c21e1c610fa7c93/view?keywords=HR001121S0007-02&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-03: “Smart Model Repository (SMR)," published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/b30306d5aeb04f98a890d3964aeef10a/view?keywords=Hr001121S0007-03&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-04: "Extreme Photon Imaging Capability - Long Wave Infrared (EPIC-LWIR)," published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/ad4182d8822149858e69c2706f819273/view?keywords=HR001121S0007-04&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 SBIR Topic HR001121S0007-05: "Portable Personal Air Mobility System,” published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/66b0b25776a1449785e12e030cabfa7b/view?keywords=HR001121S0007-05&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 IMPORTANT DATES: March 17, 2021: BAA opens, begin submitting proposals in DSIP April 20, 2021: BAA closes, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET Full topics and instructions are available at the links provided above.