The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by defence minister reviewed and approved amendments to the deal for 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from general Atomics of the US.
- The amendments approved are within the scope of the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) that was granted for the MQ-9B deal.
- They are related to the indigenous content and related aspects. India is looking to procure 31 MQ-9B UAVs, 15 Sea Guardians for the Indian Navy and 16 Sky Guardians – eight each for the Indian Army and Air Force.
- As part of the deal, General Atomics is scheduled to establish a Global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India which would count towards offset obligations.
