Indian Army requests to acquire both the Javelin man-portable anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) and 155mm Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectiles have been approved by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Both weapons have featured prominently in the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war.The procurements, if they proceed, are being pursued under emergency procurement powers that allow the Indian Ministry of Defence to bypass standard procurement processes in contracts valued at less than INR3 billion (US$34 million).These government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) have a…