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From jet engines to RPAS: How US is sharpening India’s edge in defence

India is set to sign 2 major defense deals with the US, worth over $4 billion, for jet engines and weaponized remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS).

Updated on: Jul 10, 2023, 01:55:35 IST

By HT News Desk, NEW DELHI

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The upcoming mega deals with the United States for jet engines and weaponised remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) have turned the spotlight on the US’s role in equipping the Indian military with modern weapons and systems, the capability boost it has provided to the armed forces, and the country’s attempts to diversify its arms purchases, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

31 MQ-9B General Atomics RPAS. (File)

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