MQ-9B

New Delhi,  June 25, India is yet to finalise the price and other terms and conditions for the purchase of 31 MQ-9B long endurance drones from the US, the defence ministry said on Sunday, trashing speculative reports in social media on the cost and the acquisition process. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) said that it has accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B (16 Sky Guardian and 15 Sea Guardian) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The Aircraft Systems is for the Tri-Services from the US through Foreign Military Sale (FMS)…