India is set to submit a letter of request to the US government to procure 31 MQ-9B drones under the foreign military sales program. The deal is estimated to be valued at $3.07 billion.
According to the U.S. News and World Report, the US government for the first time provided real-time details to its Indian counterparts of the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of incursions by the PLA in Arunachal Pradesh s Tawang Sector.