Indian army plans purchase of over 3,000 anti-tank missiles from France

India furthers its hegemonic designs in South Asia

The Indian Army will purchase over 3,000 Milan 2T anti-tank guided missiles from France in a bid to further its hegemonic designs in South Asia, according to Radio Pakistan.

According to officials, the deal is likely to be worth Rs10 billion.

Milan 2T is a French second-generation anti-tank guided missile, which is produced in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited with a range of over 2-km.



"An Army proposal in this regard would come up for discussion at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry for buying more than 3,000 of the second-generation Milan 2T ATGMs, which are license-produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited in partnership with a French firm," a Defence Ministry official told Asian News International.

Indian news agency NDTV reported sources as saying the procurement of Milan 2T ATGMs is likely to be the stopgap arrangement before the army gets its home-grown third-generation ATGM, which is undergoing trials.