India in Talks with US to Procure MQ-9B Drones, to Upgrade Defence Along LAC
The Indian Navy is in advanced talks with the US government to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion.
The US government and India are in advanced negotiations to buy MQ-9B drones for India in order to modernize its overall surveillance system along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and in the Indian Ocean. Highlights: India is in the advanced stage of talks with the US government to procure MQ-9B drones to upgrade the overall surveillance apparatus along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and in the Indian OceanAiming to upgrade the overall surveillance apparatus along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and in the Indian Ocean, India is in the advanced stage of negotiating with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion, people familiar with the development informed on Sunday. The drones are well equipped to assist the defence forces in a variety of duties including maritime surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, over-the-horizon targeting and hitting stationary ground targets. The long-endurance-hunter-killer drones are bei…