Indian purchases in 2019 from SIPRI:
Transfers of major weapons: Deals with deliveries or orders made for 2019 to 2019
Note: The ‘No. delivered’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. The ‘Comments’ column includes publicly reported information on the value of the deal. Information on the sources and methods used in the collection of the data, and explanations of the conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at URL <
http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/sources-and-methods>.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Information generated: 24 July 2020
Year(s)
Supplier/ No. Weapon Weapon Year of No.
recipient (R) ordered designation description of order delivery delivered Comments
Brazil
R: India (2) ERJ-145 Transport aircraft 2008 2017-2019 2 Part of $210 m deal; modified in India to AEW&C aircraft with Indian radar
Canada
R: India 10 PT6 Turboprop/turboshaft (2016) For 10 Heron-TP-XP UAV/UCAV from Israel
(124) PW100 Turboprop/turboshaft (2016) For 56 C295 transport aircraft and 6 C295MPA maritime patrol aircraft from Spain
Denmark
R: India 31 Scanter-6000 Air/sea search radar 2017 Scanter-6002 version; incl production in India; delivery planned by 2026
France
R: India (22250) MILAN Anti-tank missile (1979) 1984-2019 (22250) MILAN-2 and MILAN-2T version; ordered from French-FRG company; most produced in India; incl for BMP-2 IFV
6 Scorpene Submarine 2005 2017-2019 2 INR207-237 b ($3.6-4.5 b) 'Project-75' programme; Indian designation Kalvari; delivery planned 2017-2021/2022 (delayed from 2012-2017)
(49) Mirage-2000-5 FGA aircraft 2011 2015-2019 (16) INR109-175 b deal ($2.3-2.6 b; offsets $593 m); Indian Mirage-2000H rebuilt to Mirage-2000-5; incl 2 produced in France and rest in India; delivery planned 2015-2023
36 Rafale FGA aircraft 2017 2019 (4) EUR7.8 b deal (incl EUR5.2 b for aircraft and EUR710 m for armament; 50% offsets incl 20% as production of components in India; incl EUR1.8 b for spare parts and EUR710 m for weapons); incl 28 Rafale-B and 8 Rafale-C versions; delivery planned 2019-2022
8 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter 2017 2019 (2) INR3.2 b deal; Chetak version produced in India; delivery planned 2019-2020
16 12PA6 Diesel engine (2003) 2014-2017 12 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
36 SM-39 Exocet Anti-ship missile 2005 2017-2019 (15) Possibly $150 m deal; SM-39 Block-2 version; for Scorpene submarines
493 MICA BVRAAM 2012 2014-2019 (493) EUR950 m deal (offsets 30%); MICA-EM and MICA-IR versions; for Mirage-2000-5 combat aircraft
(358) Ardiden-1 Turboshaft (2016) For LCH combat helicopter produced in India; produced in India as Shakti
Meteor BVRAAM (2016) Part of EUR710 m deal; for Rafale combat aircraft; delivery planned from 2020
MICA BVRAAM (2016) Part of EUR710 m deal; for Rafale combat aircraft
Storm Shadow/SCALP ASM 2016 Part of EUR710 m deal; SCALP version; for Rafale combat aircraft
Germany
R: India (22250) MILAN Anti-tank missile (1979) 1984-2019 (22250) MILAN-2 and MILAN-2T version; ordered from French-FRG company; most produced in India; incl for BMP-2 IFV
(16) ACTAS ASW sonar (2014) 2019 (4) For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers and 3 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates and for 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 3 Shivalik (Project-17) and 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India; incl production of 10 in India
12 Do-228MP MP aircraft (2016) 2019 (4) Produced in India
14 RK-280 Diesel engine 2016 MAN-12V28/33 version; for 7 Project-17A (Nilgiri) frigates produced in India
24 MAN V6 Diesel engine 2005 2017-2019 8 For 6 Scorpene submarines from France
10 MTU-8000 Diesel engine (2016) For 5 Samarth OPV produced in India
(100) MTU-881 Diesel engine 2017 2018-2019 (50) For 100 K-9 self-propelled guns from South Korea
Israel
R: India (750) Barak-8 SAM 2009 2016-2019 (400) 'MR-SAM' programme; incl for 7 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier; Indian designation Barak-2MR
(1000) Barak-8ER SAM 2009 Part of USD1.6 b 'MR-SAM' programme; Indian designation Barak-2LR
(5) Barak-LR SAM system (2009) INR170 b ($2.5 b) deal; incl production in India; Indian designation MR-SAM
(300) Barak-8ER SAM (2019) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; incl production in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
4 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system (2019) Incl production in India; for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(20) EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar (2007) 2016-2019 (13) For 20 Tejas (LCA) Mk-1 combat aircraft produced in India
. . Litening Aircraft EO system 2007 Litening-4I version; for Tejas (LCA) combat aircraft
5 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system (2009) 2014-2016 3 For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 1 Vikrant (IAC) aircraft carrier produced in India and for modernization of 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier
(4) EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (2010) 2014-2017 3 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(60) EL/M-2052 Combat ac radar 2012 For modernization of 60 Jaguar combat aircraft
4 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifuntion radar (2013) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
(8) EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (2014) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
1 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifuntion radar (2015) For 1 Vikrant aircraft carrier produced in India
(10) EL/M-20600 AGS radar (2016) 2018-2019 (10) Recipient possibly India; EL/M-2060P version
4 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radar (2016) 2019 (1)
10 Heron-TP Armed UAV (2016) $400 m deal; Heron-TP-XP version; status uncertain
131 Barak-1 SAM (2017) INR4.6 b ($72 m) deal; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
Barak-8 SAM (2017) Incl production in India; for Barak-LR SAM (MR-SAM) system; Indian designation Barak-2MR
(36) Litening Aircraft EO system (2017) Litening-4I version; for Rafale combat aircraft
2 EL/M-2075 Phalcon AEW&C system (2018) For 2 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Russia; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(100) SPICE Guided bomb 2019 2019 (100) INR3 b ($43 m) deal; SPICE-2000 version
260 Spike-MR/LR Anti-tank missile 2019 Spike-LR version; deal incl 12 launchers
Italy
R: India 4 Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2003) 2014-2017 3 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(4) Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2010) For 1 Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India
5 Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2011) For 5 Shachi (Project-21) OPV produced in India
1 RAN-40L Air search radar (2011) For Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India
13 127/64LW Naval gun (2015) For 7 Shivalik frigates and 6 Delhi destroyers produced in India; status uncertain after India blacklist producer
Netherlands
R: India 7 LW-08 Air search radar (2006) 2014-2016 3 For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) and 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; Indian designation RAWL-02 Mk-3
Norway
R: India NASAMS-2 SAM system (2019) $1 b deal; selected 2018 but not yet ordered by end-2019
Russia
R: India (400) PJ-10 BrahMos Anti-ship MI/SSM (1998) 2006-2019 (185) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile; incl for NGMMCB coast defence systems
(426) PJ-10 BrahMos SSM 1998 2006-2019 (310) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile
140 Su-30MK FGA aircraft (2001) 2005-2019 (132) $3-5.4 b deal; Su-30 MKI version; produced in India; delivery planned by 2020
8 RBU-6000 ASW MRL (2003) 2014-2017 6 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(63) MiG-29SMT/Fulcrum-F FGA aircraft 2008 2012-2019 (26) $850-965 m deal; Indian MiG-29 rebuilt to MiG-29UPG (MiG-29SMT)
(216) PJ-10 BrahMos-A ASM (2012) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile; for Su-30 combat aircraft; deliver planned from 2020
25000 9M119 Svir/AT-11 Anti-tank missile 2013 2014-2019 (7500) INR30 b ($474 m) deal; for T-90 and possibly T-72 tanks; incl 15000 produced in India; planned from 2006 but delayed several years due to problems with production in India; Indian designation Invar
236 T-90S Tank (2013) INR60 b deal; produced in India
149 BMP-2 IFV (2017) INR9.2 b ($141 m) deal; selected 2015 but not yet ordered by end-2019
(200) Ka-226T Sergei Light helicopter (2017) 'RSH' (ex-'LUH') programme; incl 140 produced in India; selected but contract not yet signed by end-2019
4 Talwar Frigate 2018 Incl 2 produced in India; delivery planned 2023-2026
4331 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Anti-tank missile 2019 INR8.3 b deal; Konkurs-M version; produced in India
5175 Igla-S/SA-24 Portable SAM (2019) $1.5 b (INR108 b) or INR270 b 'VSHORAD' programme; incl assembly and production in India; selected 2018 but possibly not yet ordered by end-2019
464 T-90S Tank 2019 INR200b ($2.8 b) deal (incl up to 80% produced in India); delivery planned by 2024
8 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2003) 2014-2017 6 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
10 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2011) For 5 Shachi (Project-21) OPV produced in India
(740) AL-31 Turbofan 2012 2013-2019 (480) For modernization of Su-30MKI combat aircraft and spare engines; delivery planned 2013-2022
16 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2013) For 4 Project-15B (Visakhapatnam) destroyers produced in India
(250) YaMZ-238 Diesel engine 2016 2017-2019 (172) For 250 Casspir-6 (MPV) APC from South Africa
(650) 48N6/SA-10 SAM (2017) Part of INR390 b ($5 b) for S-400 SAM systems
(20) S-400/SA-21 SAM system 2018 INR390 b ($5.4 b) deal; delivery planned 2020-2025
(500) 9M114 Shturm/AT-6 Anti-tank missile 2019 2019 (500) INR2 b ($29 m) deal; for Mi-35 helicopters
(2) A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft (2019) Fitted with Israeli Phalcon AEW system in Israel; selected but contract not yet signed by end-2019
(6) Ka-31 AEW helicopter (2019) Selected 2019 but not yet ordered by end-2019
1 Project-971I/Akula Nuclear submarine 2019 $3 b deal; lease; delivery planned 2022-2025
(300) R-27/AA-10 BVRAAM 2019 R-27R1, R-27ER1, R-27T1 and R-27ET1 versions; for Su-30MKI and MiG-29M combat aircraft
(300) R-73/AA-11 SRAAM 2019 For modernized MiG-21 combat aircraft
(400) RVV-AE/AA-12 Adder BVRAAM 2019 For modernized MiG-21 combat aircraft
South Africa
R: India 250 Casspir-6 APC 2016 2017-2019 (172) MPV-I version; incl production of components and final assembly in India
South Korea
R: India 100 K-9 Thunder 155mm Self-propelled gun 2017 2018-2019 (50) INR42 b ($646-700 m) deal (incl production in India); K-9 Vajra-T version; probably option on 50 more; delivery planned 2018-2020
Spain
R: India 56 C-295 Transport aircraft (2016) 'Medium Tactical Aircraft' (MTA) or 'Light Tactical Transport Procurement' (LTTP) programme (incl 40 assembled or produced in India); C295W version; selected 2015 but not yet ordered by end-2019
6 C-295MPA MP aircraft (2017) For coast guard; produced in India; selected 2017 but not yet ordered by end-2019
Ukraine
R: India (208) AI-20 Turboprop 2009 2011-2018 (110) AI-20D-5M version for modernization of 104 An-32 transport aircraft to An-32RE version
16 DT-59 Gas turbine 2013 For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
8 DS-71 Gas turbine (2018) For 4 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates from Russia
8 DT-59 Gas turbine (2018) For 4 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates from Russia
United Kingdom
R: India 145 UFH/M-777 155mm Towed gun 2016 2018-2019 (18) $736 m deal; ordered via USA from US production line; incl 120 assembled in India; delivery planned 2018-2021
United States
R: India 4 LM-2500 Gas turbine (2003) For 1 Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India; from Italian production line
14 LM-2500 Gas turbine (2017) For 7 Project-17A (Nilgiri) frigates produced in India; possibly from Italian production line
22 AH-64E Apache Guardian Combat helicopter 2015 2019 12 $1.2-1.4 b deal (incl production of components in India; part of $2.4 b deal); delivery planned 2019-2020
(68) TPE-331 Turboprop (2015) For 68 HTT-40 trainer aircraft produced in India; incl production in India
4 P-8A Poseidon ASW aircraft 2016 $1 b deal; delivery planned 2020-2021
6 AH-64E Apache Guardian Combat helicopter (2017) $800 m deal; incl production of components in India; selected 2017 but not yet ordered end-2019
24 F404 Turbofan 2007 2016-2019 (13) $100 m deal; F404-IN20 version for 20 Tejas Mk-1 (LCA) combat aircraft produced in India
(4) AE-3007 Turbofan 2008 2017-2019 4 For 2 ERJ-145 transport aircraft from Brazil modified in India to AEW&C aircraft
99 F414 Turbofan (2012) $800-900 m deal (incl 81 produced in India); for Tejas Mk-1A (LCA) combat aircraft produced in India; most assembled in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(245) FIM-92 Stinger Portable SAM (2013) 2019 (100) FIM-92 Block-1 version for AH-64 combat helicopters
(542) AGM-114K HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2015 2019 (200) AGM-114R-3 version; for AH-64 combat helicopters
(812) AGM-114L HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2015 2019 (500) AGM-114L-3 version; for AH-64 combat helicopters
15 CH-47F Chinook Transport helicopter 2015 2019 (10) $1 b deal (part of $2.4 b deal); CH-47F(I) version; delivery planned 2019-2023
(6) T-700 Turboshaft (2015) 2019 (3) Spares for AH-64 combat helicopters
12 APG-78 Longbow Combat heli radar 2016 2019 (4) For AH-64E combat helicopters
(24) TPE-331 Turboprop (2016) 2019 (8) For 12 Do-228 MP aircraft from FRG
1 C-17A Globemaster-3 Heavy transport ac 2017 2019 1 $262 m deal
1 C-130J-30 Hercules Transport aircraft (2018) 2019 1
AIM-120D AMRAAM BVRAAM (2019) For NASAMS SAM systems from Norway
24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopter (2019) $2.6 b 'N-MRH' programme; selected 2019 but not yet ordered by end-2020
MPQ-64 Sentinel Air search radar (2019) For use with NASAMS SAM system from Norway
6 P-8A Poseidon ASW aircraft (2019) Selected but contract not yet signed by end-20219