India, Nov. 20 -- India is set to import Excalibur artillery munitions and the Javelin anti-tank missile system from the US at a cost of nearly $93 million to boost the army's operational readiness, with the US State Department approving the possible foreign military sale of the weapons and ammunition to the country following New Delhi's requests.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has delivered the required certifications notifying Congress about the development, which comes around six months after the country launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in May, following the Pahalgam terror strike. Excalibur ammunition was fired from US-origin M777 ultra-light howitzers during the four-day military clash with Pakistan.

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