New Delhi: Facing strong relations along the border with neighboring countries like China, Pakistan, India is continuously increasing its strength. Now India is considering buying 30 Armed Drones from the US to increase vigilance and security at the border. The special thing is that earlier drones were used on the border to monitor and gather information about activities. India had leased two drones from the US shortly before.
According to media reports, officials aware of the case say that the country will approve a deal worth $ 3 billion next month. The deal will include 30 MQ-9B Predator drones. They will be produced at General Atomics in San Diego. After these armed drones join the Indian Army, the strength of the army will increase significantly at the security level.
The special thing is that India is emerging as a strategic security partner of America. This partnership has been strengthened especially with regard to China. However, there is no official response to this deal yet. Spokespersons of the Indian Ministry of Defense and General Atomics have not said anything on the matter yet. At the same time, no information has been received from the Pentagon officials about the deal.
What is MQ-9B drone?
The MQ-9B drone can fly for 48 hours. Also, they can work with them by taking a weight of up to 17 kg. After joining them, the Indian Army will be able to better monitor Chinese warships in the south Indian dormitory. Apart from this, in the disputed area of the Indo-Pakistan border in the Himalayas, the army will also get a lot of help.
First quad meeting to be held in March
According to local media, it is expected that US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin can visit India this month. At the same time, President Joe Biden will soon meet with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia through the quad meeting. According to the information available on the Government of India website. This meeting is going to be held in virtual way on 12 March.
