RRP Defense Limited and Israel’s Meprolight Ltd. announced a strategic partnership on December 10, 2025, to bolster India’s electro-optic capabilities through technology transfer, local assembly at RRP’s Mahape facility near Mumbai, and future indigenous manufacturing of night-vision and weapon-sight systems. This collaboration aligns with Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, enabling distribution to Indian armed forces and law enforcement while integrating domestic components via RRP Electronics. Chairman Rajendra Chodankar hailed it as a step toward precision defense self-reliance. From an Indian strategic viewpoint, the deal counters Pakistan and China border threats by modernizing infantry optics, deepens Indo-Israel defense ties amid rising UAV and thermal imaging needs, and reduces import dependence in a $75-billion procurement pipeline.