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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved a deal to jointly develop a medium range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system for Army with which country
A
Isreal
B
Iraq
C
Pakistan
D
Sri Lanka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Centre has cleared a Rs. 17, 000 cr deal for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the Indian Army, officials said on Friday. The missile will be the latest in a series of SAM systems being jointly developed with Israel for the Navy and the Air Force.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM, is an Indo-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and combat jets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The MRSAM is an advanced network-centric combat Air Defence System developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with the Indian industry comprising private and public sectors including MSMEs.

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