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Services finalising requirements for drones from U.S.
Why is it in news?
- The proposal to procure armed drones from the U.S. for the three services is very much under way and the qualitative requirements (QR) are currently being finalised, defence sources said.
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- What is the proposal?
(1) The proposal includes procurement of for 10 High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones for each of the three service.
(2) The qualitative requirements (QR) are currently being finalised by the Indian Navy.
- Meeting of Chiefs of Staff Committee
(1) The Navy’s QRs are ready and that of the Army and the Air Force should be ready by the next meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC), likely within 40 days.
(2) The CoSC consists of the three chiefs and is headed by the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), who is also the permanent Chairman of CoSC.
- High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones
(1) A high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Phantom Eye is designed and manufactured by Boeing Phantom Works, US.
(2) The UAV will be used to undertake intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions over the Indian Ocean Region.
Source
The Hindu