TSAMTO, March 17. Next month, the Indian leadership may approve the purchase of 30 armed medium-altitude long-range UAVs (MALE) MQ-9B "Predator" from General Atomics for about $ 3 billion.
As notes NDTV.com The purchase comes amid ongoing tensions with China and Pakistan.
The purchase of new state-of-the-art devices is being implemented as part of the 10-year program of modernization of the ViVT of the Indian Armed Forces of the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, estimated at $ 250 billion.
Representatives of the Indian and US defense ministries, as well as the management of General Atomics, have not yet responded to requests for comment on the proposed deal.
