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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Indian armed forces to get 95 UAVs capable of aerial surveillance and air strikes

Heron TP MALE UAVThe Indian defence ministry today announced that a total of 95 mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be purchased in the near future, to improve the aerial surveillance capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy (IN).

Sources close to the ministry said that the process for the procurement has already started, and that the bidding process is likely to be initiated by the beginning of next year.

So far the defence ministry has not revealed whether they will give preference to the local defence manufacturers during the procurement process.

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