India News: WASHINGTON: The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal attack equipm.
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DSCA has informed Congress that MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is a weapons-ready aircraft designed for Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Target Acquisition; and Strike Missions.
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft, set to be sold to India by the US, will come equipped with advanced surveillance capabilities along with lethal attack weaponry such as Hellfire missiles and laser-guided small diameter bombs. The Biden Administration transmitted details of this proposed sale to the US Congress through a letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) last week.