The Indian Army is reportedly proposing to buy RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Spike Firefly ‘loitering’ ammunition.
The Hindustan Times reported that the procurement would include 200 units of RQ-11 UAV.
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The unmanned vehicle is designed with the capability to fly 10km at an altitude of 500ft and can cruise at a speed of up to 95km/h.
The forces will use the hand-launched, remote-controlled unmanned vehicle to conduct reconnaissance mission.
Israeli Spike Firefly is designed for precision strikes on enemy troops located at a distance of 1km.
The small, light and agile weapon kit system includes three loitering munitions (LMs) and Control Unit (CU) with standard bidirectional data link.
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By GlobalDataThe Indian Armed Forces is acquiring these weapon systems after the government permitted the purchase of capabilities under emergency procurements amid the India-China dispute.
Financial support of up to $66.23m has been allocated to acquire weapon systems.
Meanwhile, India is also expecting the first batch of four Rafale fighters. However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, delivery has been delayed.
All the 36 fighter aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by April 2022.
Separately, the Indian Navy has ordered for new twin-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft to be developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
