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India opened talks with U.S. for the purchase of Avenger drones.
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World Defense & Security News - India
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India opened talks with U.S. for the purchase of Avenger drones
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According to Reuters, India expressed interest in purchasing a first batch of 40 US-made Predator C "Avanger" unmanned aerial vehicles. The Indian Navy could purchase the unarmed Predator XP for ISR missions, while the Indian Air Force shown interest for the armed Predator C, said officials.
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 General Atomics' Predator C "Avenger" UAV |
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In 2015, India gave the green light for the acquisition of Heron TP UAVs, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries. The aircraft was acquired to monitor Kashmir’s mountains, a region disputed with Pakistan and China.
The U.S. government last year cleared General Atomics' proposal to market the unarmed Predator XP in India, said Reuters, but neither India nor US gave additional details about the future delivery of the drones. The Indian Air Force reportedly asked US about the acquisition of about 100 armed Predator C Avenger UAVs. But this would need approval from the Missile Technology Control Regime group as well as from the US Congress before any transfer of armed Predators could happen, Reuters said, quoting officials. |
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