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14-06-2023, 02:53 PM
By Mike Stone, Trevor Hunnicutt and Krishn Kaushik
June 14, 20237:35 AM GMT+8Updated 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, June 13 (Reuters) - Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones
India has long expressed interest in buying large armed drones from the United States. But bureaucratic stumbling blocks have hampered a hoped-for deal for SeaGuardian drones that could be worth US$2 billion to US$3 billion for years.
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As of last week, India's defense ministry had still not made up its mind about the number of drones it wants to buy
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Earlier, the number was pegged at 30, but that was later revised to 24, and then further down to 18 last month.
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India is also seeking components of the equipment to be domestically manufactured, something that could complicate any deal.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospa...023-06-13/
June 14, 20237:35 AM GMT+8Updated 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, June 13 (Reuters) - Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones
India has long expressed interest in buying large armed drones from the United States. But bureaucratic stumbling blocks have hampered a hoped-for deal for SeaGuardian drones that could be worth US$2 billion to US$3 billion for years.
。。。。。。
As of last week, India's defense ministry had still not made up its mind about the number of drones it wants to buy
。。。。。。
Earlier, the number was pegged at 30, but that was later revised to 24, and then further down to 18 last month.
。。。。。。
India is also seeking components of the equipment to be domestically manufactured, something that could complicate any deal.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospa...023-06-13/
