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Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has arrived in Jerusalem on a key visit where he is scheduled to hold talks with top military officials.
The visit comes as India and Israel move to deepen their military ties.
Israel has become India’s No. 1 supplier of arms and ammunitions, overtaking Russia.
The bulk of supplies constitute about 50 percent of Israel’s defense exports and about 30 percent of India’s imports.
Israel has supplied a range of defense products, including Barak missiles, assault rifles, night fighting devices, radar network, hi-tech electronic warfare systems and information technology related equipments.
The Indian Air Force last May received the first of the three Phalcon airborne early warning radar systems (AWACS) from Israel as part of a 1.1 billion US Dollar deal in a big boost to its surveillance capabilities in the region.

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