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India Acquiring Six Predator b(MQ-9 Reaper) armed drones on Emergency Basis
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US now plans to sell armed drones to India
The US now plans to increase arms sales in India. These weapons also include armed drones, which can carry bombs and missiles weighing more than a thousand pounds. The move assumes significance after a violent clash between soldiers from India and China in the Galvan Valley of eastern Ladakh. This stance also matters because China is still adamant in its expansionary policy.
‘Foreign Policy’ magazine said in a report based on interviews with US officials and allies of Parliament, “US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to increase arms sales in India in the wake of violent clashes along the border between India and China. This will create another issue of tension between the US and China.
The magazine quoted officials as saying that the US has prepared a plan to sell new weapons to India in recent months. This includes high-level weapon systems and high-level technology such as armed drones. Trump has officially amended the rules that prohibited the sale of military-level drones to foreign partners such as India.
The report stated that this would allow the US to consider the sale of armed drones, previously restricted because of their speed and payload. An MP aware of the matter said that India will provide armed (category-1) predators. He explained that the MQ-1 Predator drone can carry bombs and missiles weighing more than a thousand pounds.
https://www.dailycurrentfairs.com/2020/08/us-now-plans-to-sell-armed-drones-to.html
The US now plans to increase arms sales in India. These weapons also include armed drones, which can carry bombs and missiles weighing more than a thousand pounds. The move assumes significance after a violent clash between soldiers from India and China in the Galvan Valley of eastern Ladakh. This stance also matters because China is still adamant in its expansionary policy.
‘Foreign Policy’ magazine said in a report based on interviews with US officials and allies of Parliament, “US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to increase arms sales in India in the wake of violent clashes along the border between India and China. This will create another issue of tension between the US and China.
The magazine quoted officials as saying that the US has prepared a plan to sell new weapons to India in recent months. This includes high-level weapon systems and high-level technology such as armed drones. Trump has officially amended the rules that prohibited the sale of military-level drones to foreign partners such as India.
The report stated that this would allow the US to consider the sale of armed drones, previously restricted because of their speed and payload. An MP aware of the matter said that India will provide armed (category-1) predators. He explained that the MQ-1 Predator drone can carry bombs and missiles weighing more than a thousand pounds.
https://www.dailycurrentfairs.com/2020/08/us-now-plans-to-sell-armed-drones-to.html
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Who can explain this to the good old Indians, who consider buying everything will save their ....
What will happen to these drones and who will they be used against if war with china does not take place ?
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Pakistan? But fate will be the same. Sad that there won't be any pilot of Indian Airforce to sip our fantastic tea.
Cool. Then we are in agreement.
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India wants armed Heron UAVs to counter China
As the simmering tension with China seems to have no end in sight, the Indian military is pushing the government to give clearance for arming their Heron UAVs with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles.
China has placed several type 15 light tank also known as ZTQ-15 in the Eastern border in Ladakh that gives them the significant advantage to them and poses a huge threat to our infantry.
An armed UAV with precision munitions can not only take out fixed enemy positions like a bunker, but it can also obliterate armour and other mechanised units.
Under the proposal of Project Cheetah, the armed forces want “90 Heron drones of the three services to be upgraded to be armed with laser-guided bombs, air to ground and air-launched anti-tank guided missiles,”.
This ₹3,500 crores project has been pending for a long time and as the tension with China seems to escalate, this project is getting some serious attention.
A high-level Defence Ministry body that includes Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, who is now the in-charge of all capital procurements for the three services has been set up.
The armed forces want to equip the drones with stronger surveillance and reconnaissance payloads. This will allow the forward commanders to keep an eye on any Chinese moment and if required enemy locations and stations can also be taken out.
At present these drones are playing a vital role in helping and verifying the disengagement by Chinese along with knowing their troop build-up strength-in-depth areas.
The project on upgrading the drones for carrying out offensive operations against the enemies would involve a number of Indian-developed solutions too.
If the project is approved, the UAVs can not only be used against conventional military operations, it can also play an important role in counter-terrorism operations that will help our security forces take out terrorists and reduce causality.
UAVs can also be used in intelligence and its reconnaissance capabilities allow the forces on the ground to get pin-point locations about terrorist hideouts.
https://thecommunemag.com/india-wants-armed-heron-uavs-to-counter-china/#.XzEP7neSRyc.twitter
As the simmering tension with China seems to have no end in sight, the Indian military is pushing the government to give clearance for arming their Heron UAVs with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles.
China has placed several type 15 light tank also known as ZTQ-15 in the Eastern border in Ladakh that gives them the significant advantage to them and poses a huge threat to our infantry.
An armed UAV with precision munitions can not only take out fixed enemy positions like a bunker, but it can also obliterate armour and other mechanised units.
Under the proposal of Project Cheetah, the armed forces want “90 Heron drones of the three services to be upgraded to be armed with laser-guided bombs, air to ground and air-launched anti-tank guided missiles,”.
This ₹3,500 crores project has been pending for a long time and as the tension with China seems to escalate, this project is getting some serious attention.
A high-level Defence Ministry body that includes Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, who is now the in-charge of all capital procurements for the three services has been set up.
The armed forces want to equip the drones with stronger surveillance and reconnaissance payloads. This will allow the forward commanders to keep an eye on any Chinese moment and if required enemy locations and stations can also be taken out.
At present these drones are playing a vital role in helping and verifying the disengagement by Chinese along with knowing their troop build-up strength-in-depth areas.
The project on upgrading the drones for carrying out offensive operations against the enemies would involve a number of Indian-developed solutions too.
If the project is approved, the UAVs can not only be used against conventional military operations, it can also play an important role in counter-terrorism operations that will help our security forces take out terrorists and reduce causality.
UAVs can also be used in intelligence and its reconnaissance capabilities allow the forces on the ground to get pin-point locations about terrorist hideouts.
https://thecommunemag.com/india-wants-armed-heron-uavs-to-counter-china/#.XzEP7neSRyc.twitter
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