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India has never operated American equipment before, so it will take time before we are acquainted with them. But then again, our logistics guys are amazing. Over the years, they've handled British, French, Russian, Israeli, and indigenous equipment. Adding one more to the mix should be no sweat for them.Javelin is a beast! But it's criminally expensive... Is India really capable of buying/maintaining the most sofisticated equipment worldwide (C17 is one example)? I don't know if it is, I really wonder!
The reason why we are buying C-17s, P-8s, Javelins, etc. is because our traditional suppliers (i.e. Russia) do not have a suitable equivalent, and our domestic industry isn't developed enough to produce a high-quality alternative. With that being said, don't expect America to become India's major military supplier anytime soon. Once our domestic miltiary-industrial complex has taken off India will drastically reduce arms imports from all countries.