General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian Drone for the Indian Armed Forces

[Speedster1]

GA is pitching their product. Its an absurdly expensive and unproven product at that time. At best they have made some presentations. You have fallen for the PR.

Nope. The sale was rejected by GOTUS on ITAR grounds during the Obama era. It was a sizeable deal involving ~100 drones and worth billions. It was only after Trump 1.0 that the US changed its policy on the export of armed drones to non-NATO countries.

 

[CATS @hunter]

So you think that Our GHATAK, MUM -T ,CATS warrior etc will be immune to being shot down

On the One hand we Applaud our Akashteer system for knocking out Enemy drones and on the other we don't want to lose anything in real and active combat

Ghatak, Cats warrior are VLO platforms, shooting them wouldn't be easy, especially for platforms like Ghatak similarly the Chinese & western counterparts, these are stealth drones,

If shooting down of stealth platforms was that easier then breaching the Indian airspace would have been a challenging task,

Drones like mq9 are sitting duck in front of network AD, or any given AD, it's slow it's big target and are already expensive

 

[Ashwin]

MoD inks contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc for leasing of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Indian Navy for 30 months​

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प्रविष्टि तिथि: 17 AUG 2026 2:20PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the leasing of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for a period of 30 months. The contract is valued at approximately Rs 1,943 crore. It was signed in the presence of Additional Secretary & Director General (Acquisition), Department of Defence, Shri A. Anbarasu, at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on August 17, 2026.

The MQ-9B Sea Guardian HALE RPAS, equipped with advanced systems, state-of-the-art sensors and sophisticated payloads, will significantly enhance the Indian Navy’s Maritime Domain Awareness capabilities. The systems will provide persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance coverage over vast areas of the maritime domain, strengthening India’s ability to monitor and respond to developments across the Indian Ocean Region.

 

[jetray]

Another glorious achievement by our armed forces & babus in south block. No wonder amerika bitch slaps India.
Of course defenders of the deal will cry that we need these systems for countering chinese are just strengthening the US hold over India. Virtually trading off one evil for another.

Ironically its on a letter pad which says "azadi ki amrit mahotsav", what f**** freedom is this .

https://twitter.com/x/status/2089275582412677381

 

[Tatvamasi]

Another glorious achievement by our armed forces & babus in south block. No wonder amerika bitch slaps India.
Of course defenders of the deal will cry that we need these systems for countering chinese are just strengthening the US hold over India. Virtually trading off one evil for another.

Ironically its on a letter pad which says "azadi ki amrit mahotsav", what f**** freedom is this .

https://twitter.com/x/status/2089275582412677381

As if there is any alternative. Bitch about failure of DRDO.

Whats the point of blaming babus? What kind of low IQ argument is that? You would prefer navy dont have this capability ?

 

[jetray]

As if there is any alternative. Bitch about failure of DRDO.

Alternatives dont pop up in thin air, they need to be worked upon.
DRDO is a organization run by govt not by some farmers body which opposes farm bill. This govt has been in power for more than a decade, dont think they can give any more excuses for this state of affairs. This govt has been patchy at the best , doing things here & there but they have not delivered consistently across the sectors.

Whats the point of blaming babus? What kind of low IQ argument is that? You would prefer navy dont have this capability ?

Pandering to both armed forces & babus in bureaucracy is the reason why we are in this state. How long will we keep giving this excuse of TINA ?
Way this govt is going , it is just a matter of time rahul baba comes to power and drags every thing back by a century or two.

 

[Tatvamasi]

Alternatives dont pop up in thin air, they need to be worked upon.

DRDO has been working on it for the last 20 years. Looks like you didnt get the memo.

DRDO is a organization run by govt not by some farmers body which opposes farm bill. This govt has been in power for more than a decade, dont think they can give any more excuses for this state of affairs. This govt has been patchy at the best , doing things here & there but they have not delivered consistently across the sectors.

Why dont you answer the question rather than blabbering.

Pandering to both armed forces & babus in bureaucracy is the reason why we are in this state. How long will we keep giving this excuse of TINA ?
Way this govt is going , it is just a matter of time rahul baba comes to power and drags every thing back by a century or two.

Pandering to both armed forces? What does that mean in this context?

Another NRI i suppose?

 

[jetray]

DRDO has been working on it for the last 20 years. Looks like you didnt get the memo.

They can work for another 20 years and you can elect the current govt for another 20 years, no issues. end result will be the same.

Why dont you answer the question rather than blabbering.

whatever floats your boat.

Another NRI i suppose?

did you get the memo, govt is begging for dollars.