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Feb
India and France Strengthen Ties with Three Hundred Million SCALP Missile Deal, Enhancing Regional Security and Travel Confidence
India and France Strengthen Ties with Three Hundred Million SCALP Missile Deal, Enhancing Regional Security and Travel Confidence India and France are reportedly moving towards finalising a approximately €300 million defence deal for the procurement of long‑range SCALP cruise missiles from France’s MBDA arm. These missiles, also known as Storm Shadow in some militaries, were deployed by Indian Air Force Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor — New Delhi’s cross‑border precision‑strike campaign targeting terror infrastructure — demonstrating their precision strike capability. The planned acquisition forms part of deepening strategic cooperation between the two nations’...