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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India has signed government-to-government deal with which country to buy 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers worth $750 million under the Foreign Military Sales programme.
A
Japan
B
Russia
C
China
D
USA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India has contracted 145 M777 guns from the BAE Systems (British Aerospace) and over half of them have been inducted.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ending a three-decade-old howitzer drought, India today signed a contract with the US for buying 145 M777 ultralight howitzers for $737 million (Rs 5000 crore). A senior MoD official today formally signed the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the US government for the seven regiments of howitzers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The estimated cost is $114 million.

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