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The contract is pegged ar $200 million and is reportedly valid for three years. The Indian Army has leased four Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel as a part of its emergency procurement programme. The development comes at a time when India and China have just begun disengagement from one of the most prolonged stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).  This is the second significant contract under the provisions of the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020). The Indian Navy had, under the same provisions, contracted SeaGuardian MALE UAVs from the United States. According to a report in Janes, the contract is pegged at $200 million. The report cited that the lease is valid for three years and extendable up to two years.  Contract signed at a time when tensions along LAC were still ongoing The lease for the UAVs was granted in mid-January when the LAC standoff was still ongoing. The standoff ended just l...

The Indian Navy has inducted two MQ-9B Sea Guardian unarmed drones procured from the U.S. on lease. BACKGROUND The recently released Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has introduced an option for leasing military platforms. About MQ-9B Sea Guardian: The drone has a maximum endurance of 40 hours and a maximum flying altitude of 40,000 feet. It has a 3600 maritime surveillance radar and an optional multimode maritime surface search radar.