Combat drone ‘MQ-9B’ deal with America, Indian forces to be impenetrable on China-Pakistan border
New Delhi| India to buy 31 MQ-9B Predator drones from US. This deal has been agreed upon between the two countries. This deal was signed by representatives of both the countries in New Delhi.
India will soon get American combat drones ‘MQ-9B’ when this deal is finalized. This drone can reach the target flying at a height of just 250 meters from the ground and during this time the target does not have any idea of its arrival. At the same time, if we talk about long distances, this American drone can fly at an altitude of more than 50 thousand feet. Its maximum speed is said to be 442 kilometers per hour. Another advantage of flying at high altitude is that if the drone is flown at high altitude, it will be able to see the movement in the interior areas of Pakistan or China even while living within the Indian border.
This state-of-the-art drone can be flown with a weight of about 1,700 kg including 4 missiles and a bomb of about 450 kg. It has a range of 3,218 kilometers. It also has a great feature that this drone can fly for 35 hours continuously. India signed an official deal with the US in New Delhi on Tuesday to purchase these Predator drones.
During this, India’s Defense Secretary Girdhar Armane was also present. If this deadly drone is found, India’s military power will increase. With this, Indian security forces will be able to compete more strongly with China and Pakistan on the border. According to the information, the value of this deal is more than Rs 32 thousand crores. These drones are capable of flying for long periods of time at high altitudes. These can be used for surveillance, intelligence gathering and attacking enemy positions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to President Joe Biden on this subject during his visit to America. Now, according to this deal signed in New Delhi, American drone manufacturing company General Atomics will open centers in India for the maintenance and repair of drones. For this also, India has signed a formal agreement with America.
Defense experts consider it a very powerful drone. The purchase of MQ-9B drones from the US was given its approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security only last week. According to defense experts, the Navy may get 15 of these drones being purchased from the US. At the same time, the Air Force and Army will get 8 drones each. These drones can be deployed at INS Rajali near Chennai, Porbandar in Gujarat, Sarsawa Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Defense experts say that along with this, these unmanned aircraft can be used in airborne early warning, electronic warfare, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare. A great feature of these American drones is that they can fly for about thirty to forty hours at a time without being affected by any kind of weather.
