{"id":196122,"date":"2026-03-04T11:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=196122"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:35:20","slug":"india-signs-rs-2182-crore-missile-deal-with-russia-amid-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/04\/india-signs-rs-2182-crore-missile-deal-with-russia-amid-us-sanctions.html","title":{"rendered":"India signs Rs 2,182 crore missile deal with Russia amid US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-192102\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trump-modi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trump-modi.jpg 444w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trump-modi-390x184.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: India has signed a contract with Russia to procure surface-to-air missiles worth Rs 2,182 crore, despite US sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the deal aims to boost the Indian Navy&#8217;s air defense capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, India has inked a separate contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for six ALH Mk-III helicopters for the Coast Guard, valued at Rs 2,901 crore.<\/p>\n<p>The Shtil missile system can engage aerial targets up to 45 km away, enhancing the Navy&#8217;s rapid-reaction capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this deal comes amid US President Donald Trump&#8217;s warnings that countries maintaining trade ties with Russia would face severe sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: India has signed a contract with Russia to procure surface-to-air missiles worth Rs 2,182 crore, despite US sanctions on Moscow. According to Kashmir Media Service, the deal aims to boost the Indian Navy&#8217;s air defense capabilities. Simultaneously, India has inked a separate contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for six ALH Mk-III helicopters &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/trump-modi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196123,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196122\/revisions\/196123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}