India Deploys Russia-Made MANPADS to Border Amid China Tensions

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India is set to deploy Russia-made man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADs, along its disputed border with China, even as Moscow and Beijing reaffirm their shared opposition against common adversaries in the West. "The Igla-S systems are under procurement for the new authorized air defense formations for high mountainous terrain along the northern border," Indian news outlet The Print reported on Monday. The Indian army first began using the Soviet-designed MANPADS in 2021. New Delhi is acquiring more of the shoulder-fired missiles amid a four-year military standoff with Beijing, which began after the deadly Galwan Valley skirmish in June 2020....