2024-07-31 22:07:49
The United States has offered India $3.1 billion in consulting services to develop advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the country, The Economic Times reports, Day.Az reports with reference to TASS.
According to her, the proposals were made during negotiations on India’s purchase of 31 American MQ-9B reconnaissance UAVs. The deal is expected to be reviewed and approved at the upcoming meeting of the Indian government’s Defense Acquisition Council chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. American consulting services will help reduce the development and production time of drones by Indian organizations and enterprises.
In February, the US State Department cleared the possible sale of MQ-9B Sky Guardian Aircraft drones and other systems to India for $3.99 billion, excluding the price of consulting services. As part of the upcoming deal, Indian authorities have requested permission to purchase 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian Aircraft drones, 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, 310 GBU-39B guided air bombs, spare parts and various systems from the US.
India plans to distribute the MQ-9B Sky Guardian Aircraft it is purchasing from the US among the Army, Air Force and Navy and deploy the drones at forward bases near the borders with Pakistan and China.
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