India is set to finalize its long-pending plan to acquire top-notch armed Predator or MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US, to be announced next week PM Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington. The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Rajnath Singh will on Thursday discuss the Predator deal during PM Modi’s visit to the US to arm India with air-to-surface missiles and smart bombs for long-range precision strikes, sources said. Ready to Stamp. ,30 PM Modi will go to America on June Joe Biden 22 United States of America on June, 7648 Will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit to PM Modi’s visit will reaffirm the deep and close partnership between India and the United States, as well as family and friendship. Ahead of next month’s Indo-US summit, US President Joe Biden lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming him an influence in the Indo-Pacific and lauding him for his popularity in the US.

30 Predator drone deal likely Number of high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Predator drones 13 likely to occur, including for the Navy 13 And for the Army and the Indian Air Force there will be eight each, but it will be slightly less can be done. The entire project is likely to cost around three billion dollars. Once the DAC accepts the ‘Acceptance of Need (AoN)’, India will issue an actionable LoR (Letter of Request) to the US Government. The final contract will be signed after Washington notifies the US Congress and responds with a LOA (Letter of Offer and Acceptance).

GE-F to power the Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet520 Agreement to produce Turbofan Engines The likely announcement for the General Atomics-built Predators would be the second such big-ticket project during the PM’s visit. GE-F to power the indigenous Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet jointly between US company General Electric (GE) and defense PSU Hindustan Aeronautics A deal to produce turbofan engines is already on the agenda, as reported by TOI earlier.

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