India signed a nearly $3.5 billion contract for 31 MQ-9B — including 15 Sea Guardians for the Indian Navy and 16 Sky Guardians comprising eight each for the Army and Air Force — under the ...

The number of challenges and threats facing responsible governments at sea is as vast at the ocean itself ... and technologies are solving the problem in new ways. GA-ASI’s MQ-9B in its SeaGuardian® ...

India has entered into a significant agreement with the American company General Atomics for the procurement of 31 Sea and Sky Guardian Predator MQ-9B drones, valued at approximately $3.9 billion. The ...

Just this week, India signed a $4 billion deal with the US to purchase 31 armed MQ-9B Sky Guardian and Sea Guardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones, a sign of the growing military ...

The MQ-9B armed drone is a variant of the MQ-9 Reaper. Under the terms of the deal, the government will procure 15 Sea Guardian drones for the Indian Navy and eight Sky Guardian drones each for the ...

The MQ-9B Sky Guardian will be able to carry up to four Sparrowhawks ... their large size and slow speed make them easy targets in a contested environment as has been seen in Black Sea near Ukraine ...

Under the terms of the deal, the Indian Navy will receive 15 Sea Guardian drone variants ... for the purchase of the MQ-9B ‘hunter-killer’ drones. In June 2023, the Indian Defense Ministry ...

The Sea Guardian can enable real-time search and patrol above and ... It was in February this year that the US government approved the sale of 31 MQ-9B and related equipment to India for an estimated ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with the US government to procure 31 MQ-9B Predator drones from ... capable of operating over both land and sea, are used by ...

This deal, aimed at enhancing the country’s operational readiness and military strength, includes tri-service procurement of the MQ-9B Sky Guardian and Sea Guardian drones. The Ministry of Defence ...

Last week, the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had approved the purchase of the MQ-9B Predator armed drones ... The agreement includes 15 Sea Guardian drones ...

US-based manufacturer of the MQ-9B drones, General Atomics, has already established a partnership with Bharat Forge for the production of components for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with the ...