The Americans have proposed, once again, joint production of the Javelin anti-tank missile, an offer first made in 2013. But things got stuck over tech transfer and pricing. Let's see what happens this time. Incidentally, Army chief Manoj Pande is currently on a visit to explore 'new avenues and opportunities'. It's the first trip by an army chief since 2019, a gap US officials were keen to bridge. Besides meeting his counterpart Randy George, Pande will travel to San Francisco and Seattle and meet US Army Special Forces and Stryker units.