The Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar recently said that after extensive flying operations and use of SeaGuardian drones for surveillance requirements of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, it has now been decided that the defence forces would get a total of 31 of the latest MQ-9B drones (16 SkyGuardian and 15…
The Indian Navy (IN) plans to extend the lease of the two MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones which the force inducted in November 2020 as the current contract is set to expire by the end of this year. These older versions of the Predators were acquired from United States (US) based General Atomics on lease along with…
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), on June 15, 2023, accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition of 31 MQ-9B drones (16 Sky Guardian and 15 Sea Guardian) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Tri-Services from the USA through Foreign Military Sale (FMS) route. The Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) included the…
It has been reported that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister of India has approved the procurement of armed MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones, also known as Predator B Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from US based General Atomics. To be noted that India will most likely will be procuring around 31 UAVs which includes…
