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Predator drones, P-8I surveillance aircraft have proved to be useful in op
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The sensors they (Predators) have are quite a state of the art and they provide good recognizance and intelligence effort. So I would say no asset belongs to just any one service. It's a national asset and we need to use it wherever it can give the best results and optimal results so tha
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Indian Navy to extend lease of two Predator drones inducted in 2020
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Indian Navy is planning to extend the lease of the two Predator drones which have flown more than 12,000 hours for surveillance across the country including the boundary with China.
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Price of US Predator drones not finalized, Centre refutes Congress allegat
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The cost of 31 Predator drones, which India will be buying from the United States, is still in the early stage of negotiations and a fair distance away from the final figure, Defence Ministry officials said on Thursday
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Indian defence forces planning to equip Predator drones with India-made mi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Indian defence forces are planning to integrate made-in-India missiles on Predator drones, which are being acquired from the US under a foreign military sales deal.
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Predator drones provide lot of capabilities, forces keen that they are pro
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Indian Navy has been operating these drones. They fall in the category of the HALE, (high altitude long endurance drones). So, we realised there is a need for having these drones for better surveillance and increased maritime domain awareness," the Navy Chief said.
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"Endurance of 33 hours in the air..." Navy chief gives details of Predator
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the questions being raised over the capabilities of the proposed Predator drone deal with the US, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday said the drone has got long endurance and can stay in the air for 33 hours.
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MQ-9B drones acquisition: Speculative reports have ulterior motives, says
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that some speculative reports emerged in sections of social media referring to the price and other terms of purchase of 31 predator drones(MQ-9B drones) from the US have ulterior motives and are aimed at derailing the due acquisition process.
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Predator drones to be deployed by defence forces at three major hubs acros
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Indian defence forces will deploy the 31 Predator drones at three major hubs across the country to carry out surveillance of all areas, including the borders with China and Pakistan, and the vast maritime zone.
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President Biden, PM Modi welcomes India's plans to procure Predator drones
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
President Biden and Prime Minister Modi welcomed India's plans to procure General Atomics MQ-9B HALE UAVs. The MQ-9Bs, which will be assembled in India, will enhance the ISR capabilities of India's armed forces across domains. As part of this plan, General Atomics will also establish a Co
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PM Modi's US visit will really be historic, says Chief Executive of Genera
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chief Executive at General Atomics Global Corporation, Vivek Lall, on Wednesday (local time) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State visit to the US is "historic" and a "watershed moment" as India is all set to purchase the Predator drones manufactured by the company.
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Predator drones to be operated by joint tri-services command, orders for 3
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The 31 Predator drones in India would soon be acquired from the US and would be operated by the tri-services jointly.
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Defence Ministry approves Predator drone deal with US, final clearance to
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"The deal for the Predator drones was given approval by the Defence Acquisition Council meeting today. The acquisition proposal will now have to follow a procedure after which it will have to be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security," defence sources told ANI here.
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