The drones will be procured from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost of nearly USD 4 billion to boost Indian military's combat prowess.

In a significant advancement for India's military capabilities, India has finalised a deal with the United States to acquire 31 MQ-9B Predator drones. As part of the deal, India will also see the establishment of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for the General Atomics-manufactured drones in the country.

The deal for building the two submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Vishakhapatnam will be around Rs 45,000 crore and will see a major involvement of private sector firms like Larsen and Toubro.

Deal has been conducted under what is the foreign military sales system that involves a government to government agreement

Days after the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) clearances, India’s defence ministry on Tuesday inked a deal with the United States’ giant General Atomics for procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones for the three Services,

India on Tuesday signed a $4 billion deal with the US to purchase 31 Predator long-endurance drones for the Indian defence forces, to boost the military's combat prowess along the contested borders wi