India All Set to Buy 30 US Made MQ-9 Reaper Drones
India will purchase 10 U.S. made MQ-9 Reaper or Predator B armed UAVs for the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force respectively.
Editorial Staff
India All Set to Buy 30 US Made MQ-9 Reaper Drones
To enhance the offensive capabilities of the Indian army,
the government will purchase 10 U.S. made MQ-9 Reaper or Predator B armed UAVs
for the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force respectively. A government
source said that the Defence Acquisition Committee ( DAC ), led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is Interested in buying a Predator B armed drone, may receive the last conference call about the $3
billion deal next week. Now that
all issues have been resolved, this matter may be resolved at the next DAC
meeting. So far, these drones have only
been used for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Currently, the Indian
Navy is operating two Predator B drones that have been leased to the United States
in the Indian Ocean. These drones can only be used for surveillance purposes.
Cannot be used for attack purposes . Once the DAC is cancelled, the Cabinet
Security Committee will give final approval to push the agreement. This
acquisition will be the first tri-service agreeme…
