Project Cheetah: Heron Drones Are to Be Upgraded and Armed With Israel’s Help

Project Cheetah: Heron Drones Are to Be Upgraded and Armed With Israel’s Help

The development comes at a time when the Indian defence forces have also decided to jointly procure 30 High Altitude Long Endurance armed drones, MQ-9B, from the US. At that time the IAF was planning to upgrade the Herons in use with them. The officer explained that the other Israeli surveillance drone in use with the Indian forces, Searcher, cannot be armed because they are smaller in size. New Delhi:  After many rounds of discussions, India’s Heron drone will be upgraded and armed with the help of Israel, the “Cheetah Project” is finally ready to take off. Projects involving herons serving in the Indian Air Force (IAF), Army and Navy have been completed and are in the final stages of decision-making.  According to sources, within the framework of the project, the Israeli medium and high altitude long endurance (MALE) herons used by the three services will be upgraded. Satellite navigation and dedicated sensors, but the icing on the cake is the plan to combine them. According to the contr…