Astra Microwave bags an order worth Rs 57 crore

Astra Microwave Products Ltd, India's leading provider of microwave wireless technologies used in defense, space, and telecommunications, has won an order worth Rs 570 million from Israel's ELTA Systems Ltd.

The order from ELTA, a group subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, is for the supply of microwave wireless sub-systems for India's defense radar program.

ELTA is a world leader in electromagnetic sensors-based advanced defense systems for radar, electronic warfare, and communications.

The latest deal is Astra's first contract under the offset obligations clause of India's Defence Procurement Policy 2006.

The contract is effective between November 2008 and mid-2010.

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