As military relations between India and the United States continue to grow, the Indian defence forces are inching closer towards the acquisition of American defence equipment worth more than $7.5 billion from the US, according to a report by news agency ANI. The equipment includes Sea Guardian armed drones and naval spy planes, among others. Two projects are going forward separately, with one of them being a tri-services project and the other is steered by the Indian Navy. In June this year, the US government had approved the sale of armed drones to India and offered it to be equipped with required missiles and other systems. Both countries are also in talks for the NASAMS air defence system for providing protection to the national capital region.

Source: dna November 17, 2019 16:41 UTC