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Amid tensions with China, armed forces push case for arming Israeli drone fleet with laser-guided bombs, missiles

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Last updated: 2020/08/09 at 3:01 PM
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Amid border tensions with China, the armed forces are pushing a case for arming their Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles for taking out enemy positions and armoured regiments.

The proposal, named ‘Project Cheetah’, has been revived by the armed forces after being pending for a long time and is expected to cost the government over Rs 3,500 crore.

“Under this project, around 90 Heron drones of the three services would be upgraded to be armed with laser-guided bombs, air to ground and air-launched anti-tank guided missiles,” government sources told ANI.

The case is going to be considered by a high-level defence ministry body including defence seceetary Ajay Kumar, who is now in charge of all capital procurements for the three services.

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In the proposal, the armed forces have suggested that the drones should be equipped with stronger surveillance and reconnaissance payloads for keeping an eye on enemy locations and stations and take them out if required.

The Indian fleet of medium altitude long endurance drones, also known as UAVs, includes mainly Israeli equipment including the Herons.

They have been deployed by both the Army and Air Force in the forward locations of Ladakh sector along the China border. The drones also help in verifying the disengagement by Chinese as well as knowing their troop build up strength in depth areas.

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The project to upgrade the drones for carrying out offensive operations against rivals would involve a number of Indian-developed solutions too.

The upgraded UAVs can be used against conventional military operations as well as in counterterrorism operations in future, if required, sources said.

With the upgrade in reconnaissance capabilities, the forces on the ground would also be able to get pin-point intelligence about hideouts in areas where men have to be involved in operations.

The upgrades would also enable the ground station handlers of the armed forces to operate these aircraft from far-off distances and control them through the satellite communication system.

Source: Times Of India

News Team TheIndianHawk 09/08/2020 09/08/2020
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