India Said to Negotiate Multi-Million Dollar Russia Tank Upgrade
- Deal aims to reduce Indian reliance on Russia defense supplies
- Agreements also signed on Air Force’s 270-jet Sukhoi fleet
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India has begun talks with Russia for a multi-million dollar deal to upgrade the army’s nearly 1,000 T-90 tanks, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.
Under the deal, Russian firms will transfer the tank technology to Indian partners in a bid to shake off the armed forces’ over-dependence on Russian supplies, they said.