M777 Howitzers to India

In a move sure to quell Pakistani rumors of imminent US invasions, the DoD is selling $647 million of M777 howitzers to India. Maybe we're trying to buy an extra 3 F-22s with the profits?

Asserting that its sale to India will "improve interoperability with US Soldiers and Marines," the US defense agency tasked with transfer of military hardware and promoting military-to-military ties has notified the US Congress of the Obama administration's intention to sell 145 M777 Howitzers to India in a deal worth $ 647 million.

The mandatory notification follows a request from India for the light-weight towed Howitzer with Laser Inertial Artillery Pointing Systems (LINAPS), the first major artillery purchase by New Delhi after the star-crossed Bofors deal going back to the 1980s.

M777 howitzer at Wikipedia

By: Brant