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February 8, 2024
India News: WASHINGTON: The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal attack equipm.
February 7, 2024
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February 7, 2024
DSCA has informed Congress that MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is a weapons-ready aircraft designed for Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Target Acquisition; and Strike Missions.
February 7, 2024
Raytheon secures a $68.4Mcontract to supply Taiwan with AGM-154s, bolstering the island's defense capabilities amid rising regional tensions.
February 7, 2024
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft, set to be sold to India by the US, will come equipped with advanced surveillance capabilities along with lethal attack weaponry such as Hellfire missiles and laser-guided small diameter bombs. The Biden Administration transmitted details of this proposed sale to the US Congress through a letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) last week.
February 4, 2024
India will get 31 High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs, of which the Navy will get 15 SeaGuardian drones, and the Army and the Indian Air Force will get eight each of the land versions — SkyGuardian.
February 2, 2024
State Department’s approval means India has cleared one stumbling block but deal still needs to be confirmed by Congress
February 2, 2024
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.99 billion
February 2, 2024
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of India of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft.
February 1, 2024
"The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region," it added. As per the release, the principal contractor will be General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, CA. and any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor. US-India Drone Deal: Joe Biden Administration Approves Four Billion Dollars Arms Package Sale to India.