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U.S. companies eye $8 billion defense deals with India


    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. companies are poised to sign defense deals totaling $8 billion with India, the U.S. Ambassador Nancy Powell said on Friday.

    She did not specify a timeframe when the deals would be signed.

    India is one of the world's largest arms importers and plans to spend close to about $100 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade its largely Soviet-era equipment.

    U.S. companies like Boeing Co, Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co are some of the contractors looking to grab a share of India's planned military spending.

    (Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel and Manoj Kumar)