The United States has formally notified a proposed Foreign Military Sale to India worth an estimated $482.2 million, covering long-term sustainment support for the Indian Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and M777A2 ultra-light howitzers. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency issued the notification on 17 June, after the State Department informed Congress in May. The package includes spares, repair and return services, training, technical assistance, and depot capability, with Boeing and Lockheed Martin as principal contractors for the helicopter component and BAE Systems for the howitzers. According to the US Department of Defence, the sale will improve India’s ability to meet current and future threats and strengthen homeland defence without altering the regional military balance.

Viewed from New Delhi, the sustainment package consolidates a key capability for artillery operations in mountainous terrain and for precision strike missions. US Ambassador Sergio Gor described the deal as evidence of a growing defence partnership. Simultaneously, however, other capitals are advancing their own procurement priorities. In Dhaka, Bangladeshi officials expect to finalise the purchase of 24 Chinese J-10CE multi-role fighter jets by August, during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China. The foreign secretary in Dhaka said the two countries would sign 17 documents, including defence-related agreements, and described the relationship as a “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership”. The fighter acquisition, reported by local media, would mark a significant deepening of Bangladesh’s military ties with Beijing.

In Latin America, the Brazilian Army is in final-stage negotiations with the Italian subsidiary of MBDA to acquire the Enhanced Modular Air Defence Solutions (EMADS) system, valued at approximately $600 million. Brazilian defence planners view the system—which uses CAMM and CAMM-ER missiles with ranges of 25 and 45 kilometres—as a means to close critical gaps in medium-altitude air defence, protecting strategic infrastructure and mobile forces. The talks include technology transfer for locally manufactured radars by Embraer and potential logistical synergies with the Navy’s Tamandaré frigates. Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, Indonesian defence analysts are urging the government to cancel a planned $450 million acquisition of Indian BrahMos cruise missiles, citing fiscal pressures and questioning the missile’s operational effectiveness given Indonesia’s vast exclusive economic zone and the existing inventory of French Exocet missiles with a 200-kilometre range.

India itself is simultaneously pursuing an export track. According to Indian government sources, New Delhi is in initial but fast-moving talks with the United Arab Emirates to sell the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akashteer automated air defence system. The UAE’s interest follows attacks during the West Asia conflict and a drive to diversify suppliers beyond traditional US and European sources. Any BrahMos sale would require Russian approval, which one source said is unlikely to be an obstacle given Moscow’s close ties with Abu Dhabi. Analysts in Europe note that the UAE already operates US THAAD and Patriot systems, but Akashteer could integrate data from disparate sensors. The US-India notification now moves toward final conclusion, while the Bangladesh-China fighter deal is expected to be signed by August, Brazil’s decision is anticipated in the coming months, and the Indonesia review and India-UAE discussions remain at preliminary stages.