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Friday, September 07, 2007

India says 'not yet' to another assault ship from US

The United States has offered a second assault ship like the USS Trenton to India, but for the time being the Indian Navy has said "no" to another acquisition.

According to the India Strategic defence magazine, Indian naval officers have examined the USS Nashville, listed in the US Navy as an Austin-class Amphibious Transport Dock, "but that there was no movement on the US offer".

The Indian Navy has also said 'no' to the highly sophisticated Northrop Grumman's Hawkeye II -- the all-weather carrier-based Tactical Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.

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