Israel-Iran War: If Israel is stuck in the war for a long time, will the problems of the Indian Army increase?

After the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, a question has also started to arise what will be the effect on the supply of weapons to India? India buys a large amount of weapons and technical equipment from Israel. According to a report by the 'Indian Express', officials closely monitoring the conflict said that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran will not have an immediate effect on the weapons and maintenance support of the Indian Army. If it turns into another long conflict lasting several months, then the matter can also get worse.

No effect of a short war

A senior military officer said that this war is so new that it will not have any effect on Indian military parts or hardware. He said that in the event of a long-running conflict, there may be a change in the supply of weapons. This issue is big because India is actively working on retrieving its Israeli weapons, which were used extensively in Operation Sindoor against Pakistan last month.

India buys many weapons from Israel.

Over the past decade, India has bought several military equipment and weapons from Israel, including missiles, drones, sensors and radars, air defense systems, and small arms. Many of these Israeli weapons and platforms - particularly loitering munitions and air defense systems - were used in Operation Sindoor launched by India inside Pakistan last month. These include Skystriker loitering munitions, Heron and Searcher UAVs, Derby Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missiles, SPICE 2000 guided bombs, Spike anti-tank guided missiles, Spyder surface-to-air missile systems, Barak 8 air defense systems and Negev light machine guns and network radio communication equipment.

India is the largest importer of Israeli weapons.

Many Israeli companies have partnered with Indian companies and formed joint ventures and this will also help continue supplies to India despite the war. An official said that many engineering companies working on contracts for the Israelis in India will ensure that there is no impact on the availability of Israeli equipment. According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Israel was the world's eighth-largest arms exporter in 2020-24, with a 3.1 percent share in global arms exports. The largest importer of Israeli weapons was India, with a share of 34 percent, followed by the US at 13 percent and the Philippines at 8.1 percent.

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