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- This decision underscores the deepening strategic partnership between India and the United States.
- The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), created to assist in gathering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) around the globe.
- The acquisition will significantly enhance India’s capacity to address present and future threats by facilitating unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance patrols in maritime zones.
- This decision follows the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s formal notification to Congress, signalling a pivotal step towards finalising one of the most high-profile defence transactions between the two nations.
Question:
Q.1 What is the MQ-9B SkyGuardian?a. A manned fighter jet
b. A remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS)
c. A submarine
d. A satellite