MoD clears mega Predators’ deal ahead of PM Modi’s visit to US next week

Thursday, 15 June 2023
The defence ministry on Thursday approved the major acquisition of 31 weaponised Predator or MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US, clearing the decks for the formal announcement of the mega project during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington next week. The Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, accorded the initial 'acceptance of necessity (AoN)' to the estimated $3.5 billion (almost Rs 29,000 crore) procurement of the 'hunter-killer drones’, which will be under the FMS (foreign military sales) programme of the US government, top sources told TOI.

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