Israel keen on buying Lakshya

JERUSALEM, JULY 8. Israel is keen to buy the pilotless target aircraft (PTA), Lakshya from India and negotiations are on in this direction, defence sources said.

``While we intend to sell one weapon to India, we want to buy another from them. We have expressed keen interest and for sure want to buy Lakshya aircraft,'' sources said. Stating that there are also other defence equipment that Israel would like to acquire from India, they said, the issue had come up in various meetings between officials of the countries in the recent past and Israel was favourably impressed after studying technical details and costs of the PTA.

``Negotiations are going on. One leads to another. We want to sell something and buy another thing'' sources said, referring to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) produced Lakshya aircraft.

The Lakshya issue assumes importance in the backdrop of recent visits of the Indian Defence Secretary and the Chief of Naval Staff to Israel and the meetings between defence officials of the countries during the recently concluded Paris air show.

- PTI

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