The United States agrees to sell drones to India. The drone deal still needs approval from Congress.
This deal represents an important turning point for India, which historically relied on purchasing Russian weapons before it was affected by the sanctions imposed on Russia after its war on Ukraine. The deal includes 31 “31 MQ-9B Sky Guardians’ aircraft, the most advanced among the “Predator” drones manufactured by General Atomics. Guardians aircraft can monitor the seas as well as submarines, stay in the air for 35 hours per sortie, launch Hellfire missiles, and carry bombs weighing up to 450 kilograms.