US UAV, Israeli Loitering Bombs as Indian Infantry Gets Lethal
Indian army has set its eyes on acquiring hand-launched, remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle Raven from US and state-of-the-art Israeli Spike
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US UAV, Israeli Loitering Bombs as Indian Infantry Gets Lethal
The Indian army has set its eyes on acquiring hand-launched, remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle Raven from US and state-of-the-art Israeli Spike Firefly “loitering” ammunition to add lethality to its ground infantry apart from long-range precision artillery shells with a range of over 40 kilometres.
While the army is sharpening the teeth of its infantry, the air force will get five Rafale multi-role fighter jets from Paris this month, with another four to be used for training in France. The five fighter jets will be based at Ambala.
The Indian navy is all set to commission its second ballistic missile-firing nuclear submarine, INS Arighat, later this year. Also read | KALI: Everything About The Secret Beam Weapon Of India Also read | Challenged at LAC, PM unhappy with corps commander, CDS
According to people in South Block aware of the development, the army is set to acquire 200 pieces of RQ-11 UAV, which can fly up to 10 kilometres at an altitude of 500 feet and speed up to 9…
